Estrellita en la Ciudad Grande - Estrellita In the Big City

Estrellita en la Ciudad Grande - Estrellita In the Big Cit by Samuel Caraballo Illustrated by Pablo Torrecilla

Overview: Estrellita and her family just moved to New York from Puerto Rico. Missing her grandma, she called her to tell her all about her first day in New York and to tell her how much she misses her. 

Target Audience: Kindergarten and up

Reading Level (according to amazon.com):

Age Range 5 years and up

Overall rating 32/32:

-I really enjoyed reading this book, I am lucky to have not had to go through the same thing as Estrellita, but it is something my parents experienced. Reading the book about her missing her grandmother broke my heart. I feel like many students can relate to having to move or leaving something/someone they love behind which is why I rated the book 4/4 in relatability.

-Like stated in another post before, latinos come in different shades of skin colors from super pale to super dark. Many books show latinos as the typical brown/tan skin tone but in this book the latinos were lighter than we usually see which is why I rated the book 4/4 in stereotypes.

-Estrellita now lives in New York, where there is lots of people of varying backgrounds. When showing Estrellita in New York it looks very realistic which is why I rated the book 4/4 in accuracy. 

Literary Elements:

-Dialouge

-Setting

 Caraballo, S., & Torrecilla, P. (2008). Estrellita en la ciudad grande / Estrellita in the big city / by Samuel Caraballo ; illustrated by Pablo Torrecilla. Houston, TX: Piñata Books.