Family Pictures/Cuadros de Familia (Hardcover)

from reneefletcher

This picture book is actually a book of pictures, pictures of the author's family. Throughout the book the author uses her artwork and storytelling to acquaint the reader with the traditions and lifestyle of her Latino family. In the introduction, Sandra Cisneros challenges the reader to find the...

from BrookeMattingly

Summary: Family Pictures (Cuadros de familia) is a bilingual artistic biography of the author's depiction of her life growing up in a Mexican-American family in Kingsville, Texas (near the border of Mexico). The author writes this story first by painting pictures and then describing what is happe...

from eg5274

Summary: This story is about a Hispanic girl who tells her perspective of life. She explains how their family makes tamales, how they celebrate birthdays and other holidays, and she also explains the norms of her culture by explaining the activities that her family does day to day. The story is a...

from MelissaPatek

This book was really a collection of memories by the author with accompanying illustrations. The main message of this story was about family. I enjoyed this book. One thing that I liked about the book was how the words really explained the illustration. The pictures did not really explain anythin...

from ababe92

This is a book that i would use to teach my students about all of the many cultures there are in the world. I would recommend this book to any teacher because it is a good teaching device. I would also use this book in my ELL class for students that do now know about the Hispanic culture. I could...