This resonant and award-winning picture book tells the story of one
girl who constantly gets asked a simple question that doesn't have a
simple answer. A great conversation starter in the home or classroom--a
book to share, in the spirit of I Am Enough by Grace Byers and Keturah
A. Bobo.
When a girl is asked where she's from--where she's really from--none
of her answers seems to be the right one.
Unsure about how to reply, she turns to her loving abuelo for help. He
doesn't give her the response she expects. She gets an even better one.
Where am I from?
You're from hurricanes and dark storms, and a tiny singing frog that
calls the island people home when the sun goes to sleep....
With themes of self-acceptance, identity, and home, this powerful,
lyrical picture book will resonate with readers young and old, from all
backgrounds and of all colors--especially anyone who ever felt that they
don't belong.
2019 Nerdies Fiction Picture Book Award Winner Silver Medalist for
Bank Street College of Education's Best Spanish Language Picture Books
of the Year Named one of Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2019 A Mighty
Girl's 2019 Book of the Year Named one of New York Public Library's Best
Books for Kids 2019
"Lyrical language and luminous illustrations. An ideal vehicle for
readers to ponder and discuss their own identities." --Kirkus (starred
review)
"An enchanted, hand-in-hand odyssey [and] opportunity to acknowledge
and celebrate the many, many backgrounds, roots, histories, of those
who live in these United States." --Shelf Awareness (starred
review)
**"A much-needed title that is a first purchase for libraries and
classrooms." --School Library Journal
"This touching book addresses a ubiquitous question for children of
color, and in the end, the closeness between the girl and Abuelo shows
that no matter the questions, she knows exactly where she's from."
--Booklist
*"*Although the book begins as a gentle riposte to narrow cultural and
ethnic categorizations, its conclusion reaches out to all readers,
evoking both heritage and the human family." --Publishers Weekly
A Spanish-language edition, ¿De dónde eres?, is also available.
