I''ll Be the Moon: A Migrant Child''s Story
Bold hope is the theme of this picture book. Foreword Reviews
In her journey North, a child is shepherded by the moon as she aims to reunite with her father across the border. With vivid and picturesque words by Phillip D. Cortez and imaginative illustrations by Mafs Rodríguez Alpide, I'll Be the Moon shows how la luna brings light to the darkness and guides us to those we love.
PRAISE FOR ILL BE THE MOON
Poetic and moving, Ill Be The Moon is the rare bedtime story that begins only as the book ends. Elizabeth Gonzalez James, author of Mona at Sea and The Bullet Swallower
Cortez's simple but rich telling of a child's view of crossing the desert brilliantly engages all of the senses as you follow the desert path with the moon as a familiar guide. Rebecca Calderon, Ysleta ISD (TX) Library & Innovative Learning Department
This is a great childrens book to teach imagery and figurative language with! Meg Libertucci, Little Free Library steward (NY) See more