Review by Booklist Review
Sonia Alejandra Rodríguez Copyright 2019 Booklist
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Review by Horn Book Review
Quinteros picture-book text acts as an evocative love letter to her ap and to the interconnected web of Mexican immigrant working-class people who built her hometown of Corona, California. When Papi gets home from work, young Daisy jumps into his arms for a hug (the warmth of his body language expressing all the love he has trouble saying), then grabs their helmets, eager to zoom through their neighborhood on Papis speedy blue motorcycle before the sun goes down. Peas joyous digital and hand-painted watercolor illustrations capture the sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and redbluegreenorangepink colors of the town. They observe the communitys many people and institutions that contribute to the well-being and harmony of everyone and everything [Daisy and Papi] pass on their motorcycle ride. Theres Abuelito and Abuelitas yellow house with the lemon tree and the nopales; murals that tell our history; theres Mr. Garca, the librarian in the Dodgers cap, with whom they exchange nods (this is how we always greet each other); and the raspados man. All of thisplus the texts nuanced alliteration, its use of Spanglish, and the realistic linguistic mix in the illustrations (even the cat says both meow and miau)marks the quotidian specificity shaping Daisys memory-making as well as her loving reflections on Coronas unfolding changes, its history and future. An appended authors note tells more about Quinteros inspiration. Concurrently published in Spanish as Mi papi tiene una moto. lettycia terrones (c) Copyright 2019. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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