My Very Own Room / Mi propio cuartito
By Amada Irma Pérez
Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez
Paperback: $11.95
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View the Teacher's GuideFive little brothers, two parents, and a house full of visiting relatives make a young Mexican American girl feel crowded. She loves her family, but how can she get a little space of her own? This delightful memoir of a California childhood, by Amada Irma Pérez, sparkles with exuberance and wit.
Renowned painter Maya Christina Gonzalez brings the captivating scenes to life with bold colors and whimsical details. My Very Own Room gently teaches a valuable lesson about the strength of family and the importance of dreams.
Check out the lesson plan for My Very Own Room by New York City educator Mary Tomac as part of “Choosing and Using Culturally Responsive Texts,” created by the Teachers College Inclusive Classrooms Project (TCICP).
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About the Creators
Amada Irma Pérez - Author
is a third-grade teacher in Oxnard, California, and a leading advocate of programs encouraging multicultural understanding. Like many of her students, Amada Irma was born in Mexico and came to the United States as a young child. My Very Own Room is based on her own family story. She lives with her family in Ventura, California.
Maya Christina Gonzalez
is an award-winning children’s book artist, author, activist and progressive educator. Her work addresses systemic inequity in relation to race/ethnicity, sexism and cissexism using children’s books as radical agents of change and healing, both personally and culturally. She co-founded Reflection Press, a POC, queer and trans owned independent publishing house that uses holistic, nature-based, and anti-oppression frameworks in their books and materials for kids and grown-ups. She is also the creator of the Gender Wheel, a tool to express the dynamic, infinite and inclusive reality of gender, and provides lectures and workshops to educators, parents and caregivers. Visit her online at mayagonzalez.com.
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ISBN
Paperback: 9780892392230
Awards
Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award
Texas State University College of Education
Outstanding Achievement in Books
Parent's Guide to Children's Media
Guided Reading:
LSpanish Guided Reading:
MLexile:
700LInterest Level:
Grades 2 - 5Reading Level:
Grades 3 - 4Themes
Siblings, Sharing & Giving, Identity/Self Esteem/Confidence, Overcoming Obstacles, Mothers, Latino/Hispanic/Mexican Interest, Immigration, Imagination, Home, Friendship, Families, Dreams & Aspirations, Conflict resolution, Childhood Experiences and Memories, Biography/Memoir, Bilingual, Poverty, Empathy/Compassion, Gratitude, Optimism/Enthusiasm, Collaboration, Nonfiction, Self Control/Self Regulation
Part of These Collections
Family Diversity , Bilingual Bestsellers, Latin American Spanish/Bilingual Collection, Early Fluent Bilingual , Authentic Spanish List,
