My shoes and I : crossing three borders / by Rene Colato Lainez ; illustrations by Fabriccio Vanden Broeck = Mis zapatos y yo : cruzando tres fronteras / por Rene Colato Lainez ; ilustraciones de Fabricio Vanden Broeck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Colato Laínez, René, author.

Contributor:

Immigrant and Refugee Experiences in Children's and Young Adult Literature Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Vanden Broeck, Fabricio, 1954- illustrator.

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Travel--Juvenile fiction.

Travel.

Emigration and immigration--Juvenile fiction.

Emigration and immigration.

Shoes--Juvenile fiction.

Shoes.

Fathers and sons--Juvenile fiction.

Fathers and sons.

Bilingual books.

Voyages and travels--Fiction.

Emigration and immigration--Fiction.

Shoes--Fiction.

Fathers and sons--Fiction.

Spanish language materials--Bilingual.

Emigration and Immigration.

Picture books for children.

Central America--Juvenile fiction.

Central America.

Central America--Fiction.

Medical Subjects:

Emigration and Immigration.

Genre:

Bilingual books.

Fiction.

Juvenile works.

Picture books.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Other Title:

Mis zapatos y yo

Crossing three borders

Place of Publication:

Houston, TX : Pinata Books, an imprint of Arte Publico Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English and Spanish.

Summary:

As a boy and his Papá travel from El Salvador to the United States to be reunited with Mamá, his wonderful new shoes help to distract him from the long and difficult journey.

"Young René's mother has sent him a new pair of shoes from the United States. He loves his new shoes. 'They walk everywhere I walk. They jump every time I jump. They run as fast as me. We always cross the finish line at the same time.' René--with his new shoes--and his father set off on the long journey to meet his mother in the United States. He says goodbye to his friends in El Salvador, and 'Uno, dos, tres, my shoes and I are ready to go.' The trip is difficult. They take buses and walk across El Salvador, into Guatemala and then into Mexico. His brand-new shoes lose their shine, turning dirty and gray. They become elephants, pushing against the wind; race cars, fleeing hungry dogs; swim shoes, escaping floods; and submarines, navigating through sticky mud. When holes appear on the soles of his shoes, his father won't let him give up. 'René, my strong boy, we want to be with Mamá.' Sharing his own experiences, René Colato Laínez's moving bilingual picture book brings to life the experiences of many young children who make the arduous journey from Central America to the United States in search of a better life"--Publisher's description.

Other Format:

Online version: Colato Laínez, René, author. My shoes and I

ISBN:

9781558858848

1558858849

OCLC:

1050141685

Publisher Number:

99987196961