Review Carretero s gentle narrative is one of the loveliest offerings to come out of Spain recently and demonstrates how an international title, rather than being culturally specific, can have universal appeal (...) Carretero s (...) text reads like poetry; readers can almost feel her luxuriating over each word. The book includes paper doll cutouts and coloring sheets at the end. These would make terrific storytime craft activities when reading this work. VERDICT A tender, imaginative tale of love between a mother and daughter, lovingly written, designed, and illustrated.Tim Wadham, Children s Literature Consultant, School Library Journal (November, 2016) " Read more About the Author The award-winning author and illustrator Mónica Carretero was born in Madrid but now lives in Segovia. She is self-taught and her colourful and vivid illustrations have received international recognition and she is now a very succesful illustrator of children's picture books. Read more
M**H
Beautiful story. Mother/daughter connection.
My 3 year old daughter loves this book. It’s full of color and imagination.
S**H
Five Stars
My daughter loved this book.
R**N
Beautiful story that teaches emotional intelligence
We got this book at the library and my daughter liked it so much that I purchased. So whimsical! Beautiful artwork. Also good for building emotional intelligence as if touches on moods by way of color.
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