Synopses & Reviews
Chavela loves chomping chicleandmdash;chewing gum. And she loves blowing bubbles even more. One day, while out with her abuelita, she finds a mysterious kind of gum sheandrsquo;s never seen before. She pops it in her mouth and blows a giant bubble that lifts her up into the air and carries her on a magical journey.
Luscious, candy-colored paintings illustrate this fantastical story with an ecological twist. An afterword provides information on natural chewing gum, the rainforest, and sustainable farming, as well as music to a traditional Latin American folksong.
Review
"Magic realism blends with rain-forest conservation in this picture book about a young Latina girl who travels, across time and space, from the U.S. to Mexico at the time when her grandmother grew up there...Kids will want to chew their own bubblegum as they listen to this exciting magical journey, handsomely illustrated in brilliantly colored double-page spreads."--Booklist
"Chavela, who loves chewing gum, buys a pack of "Magic Chicle," and the enormous pink bubble she blows propels her over the jungles of the Yucatan...Morales's luminous acrylics in rich, candy hues infuse it with a homespun magic."--Publishers Weeklyand#160;
About the Author
Chavela loves chomping
chicleand#151;chewing gum. And she loves blowing bubbles even more. One day, while out with her
abuelita,she finds a mysterious kind of gum sheand#8217;s never seen before. She pops it in her mouth and blows a giant bubble that lifts her up into the air and carries her on a magical journey.and#160;Luscious, candy-colored paintings illustrate this fantastical story with an ecological twist. An afterword provides information on natural chewing gum, the rainforest, and sustainable farming, as well as music to a traditional Latin American folksong.
"Magic realism blends with rain-forest conservation in this picture book about a young Latina girl who travels, across time and space, from the U.S. to Mexico at the time when her grandmother grew up there...Kids will want to chew their own bubblegum as they listen to this exciting magical journey, handsomely illustrated in brilliantly colored double-page spreads."--Booklist
"Chavela, who loves chewing gum, buys a pack of "Magic Chicle," and the enormous pink bubble she blows propels her over the jungles of the Yucatan...Morales's luminous acrylics in rich, candy hues infuse it with a homespun magic."--Publishers Weeklyand#160;Monica Brown is author of several award-winning books, among themMy Name Is Gabito/Me llamo Gabito,illustrated by Raand#250;l Coland#243;n. She lives in Flagstaff, Arizona. Find out more about Monica at www.monicabrown.net.
Magaly Morales is also the illustrator ofA Piand#241;ata in a Pine Tree: A Latino Twelve Days of Christmasby Pat Mora. She lives in Mexico. Visit her at www.magalymorales.com.