Gracias, Omu! (Thank You, Omu!) - Heartwarming Bilingual Children's Book About Sharing and Community | Perfect for Storytime, Classroom Reading & Multicultural Education

En esta entra?able y dulce historia, perfecta para los fans de Last Stop on Market Street y para la ?poca del D?a de Acci?n de Gracias, una mujer generosa es reconocida por su comunidad.

Todos en el vecindario sue?an con poder probar el delicioso guiso de Omu! Uno por uno siguen su nariz hacia el maravilloso aroma. Y Omu les ofrece un poco de su comida, uno por uno. Al poco tiempo la olla se queda vac?a. Omu fue tan generosa que se qued? sin guiso para ella?

En su primera obra, la autora e ilustradora Oge Mora le da vida a una entra?able historia sobre compartir y sobre el sentido de comunidad, utilizando coloridos dise?os con recortes de papel tan exquisitos como el guiso de Omu, con una porci?n extra de amor. Una nota de la autora explica que "Omu" (que se pronuncia "Amu") significa "reina" en igbo, el idioma de sus padres, pero que durante su infancia ella utilizaba esa palabra para decir "abuela". Las figuras femeninas fuertes de la vida de Oge Mora fueron su inspiraci?n para este libro.

La edici?n en ingl?s, Thank You, Omu!, tambi?n est? disponible.

No te pierdas Saturday, tambi?n escrito e ilustrado por Oge Mora!

A Caldecott Honor Book

In this cozy, sweet story perfect for fans of Last Stop on Market Street as well as for the Thanksgiving season, a generous woman is rewarded by her community.

Everyone in the neighborhood dreams of a taste of Omu's delicious stew! One by one, they follow their noses toward the scrumptious scent. And one by one, Omu offers a portion of her meal. Soon the pot is empty. Has she been so generous that she has nothing left for herself?

Debut author-illustrator Oge Mora brings to life a heartwarming story of sharing and community in colorful cut-paper designs as luscious as Omu's stew, with an extra serving of love. An author's note explains that "Omu" (pronounced AH-moo) means "queen" in the Igbo language of her parents, but growing up, she used it to mean "Grandma." This book was inspired by the strong female role models in Oge Mora's life.

An English edition, Thank You, Omu!, is also available.

Don't miss Saturday, also written and illustrated by Oge Mora!

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Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/29/2020
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 10.80h x 8.90w x 0.30d
ISBN13: 9780316541657
ISBN10: 0316541656
Language: Spanish
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About the Author
Oge Mora es la creadora de ?Gracias, Omu!, recibi? una Menci?n de Honor del Premio Caldecott, fue ganadora del Premio Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe para Nuevos Talentos y tambi?n recibi? el Premio al Libro Ezra Jack Keats. Su segundo libro, Saturday, gan? el Premio al Libro Infantil Boston Globe-Horn Book en 2020. Tambi?n ha ilustrado varios libros infantiles, entre ellos I'm From de Gary R. Gray Jr., Everybody in the Red Brick Building de Anne Wynter y The Oldest Student de Rita Lorraine Hubbard. Oge vive en Providence, Rhode Island, y te invita a visitar su p?gina web: ogemora.com.

Oge Mora graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in illustration. When not painting in her studio, Oge is in the kitchen cooking her late grandmother's recipes. Her first picture book, Thank You, Omu!, was a Caldecott Honor, a New York Times Notable Book and Editors' Choice, and a Junior Library Guild selection. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island, and invites you to visit her website at www.ogemora.com.