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Old Clothes for Dinner?!

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ISBN: 9798888590690

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Written by Nathalie Alonso
Illustrated by Natalia Rojas Castro

Magaly enjoys the yummy Cuban food her abuela has been cooking since arriving from Havana, but when Magaly’s sweater goes missing, she discovers that Abuela is making ropa vieja for dinner. Old clothes for dinner? Yuck! Magaly needs to hide the rest of her clothes before her family eats them up. Endnotes feature other imaginative names of food around the world, facts about Cuba, Spanish vocabulary and two delicious recipes for ropa vieja and arroz con leche.


Key Selling Points:
  • FUNNY: A laugh-out-loud, cleverly written, memorable story with a hilarious ending that kids will want to read over and over.
  • GLOBAL: Warm depiction of a family adjusting to an immigrant relative coming to live with them; this story about a multigenerational Cuban American family will resonate with families from many different backgrounds.
  • SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING: Portrays the universal and relatable childhood experience of misunderstanding something a grown-up says and imagining a wild explanation to make sense of it.
  • LANGUAGE LEARNING: Introduces Spanish vocabulary.
  • ENDNOTES AND RECIPES: Endnotes include information about Cuba, other creatively named foods from around the world, and recipes for ropa vieja and arroz con leche.
  • AUTHENTIC REPRESENTATION: Written by Cuban American author Nathalie Alonso and illustrated by Colombian artist Natalia Rojas Castro.

More Details

  • Product Dimensions: 216 x 272 mm
  • Page Count: 32 pages
  • Age Range: 4-8 years
  • Leveling: Q
  • Grade Level: 4

Awards & Accolades

“This appealing book celebrates family values passed along through cooking and culture” – School Library Journal

“Cleverly written and laugh-out-loud funny, this infinitely re-readable picture book is ripe with social-emotional learning opportunities around misunderstanding, as well as serving as a warm welcome into Cuban culture” – Barnes & Noble

“A hilarious mistranslation has a young girl fearing she’ll have to eat something unsavory . . . Both text and visuals convey sensory experiences such as smells and flavors and paint a portrait of a loving Cuban American immigrant family and their traditions” – Kirkus Reviews

Old Clothes For Dinner?! is a humorous story of a misunderstanding a little girl has with the food her grandmother is making for dinner” – YA Books Central

About the Contributors

Written by - Nathalie Alonso
Nathalie Alonso is a Cuban American journalist and writer from Queens, New York. In addition to writing books for children, she has contributed to a myriad of newspapers, magazines, and websites. True to her Cuban roots, Nathalie is a huge baseball fan and has worked for Major League Baseball as a translator, producer, and reporter since 2006.
Illustrated by - Natalia Rojas Castro
Natalia Rojas Castro is an illustrator based in Bogotá, Colombia, who works in various visual fields, including books, magazines, and advertising. She draws inspiration from her surroundings, observing passers-by in order to portray them with her style of seeing the world. When she is not drawing, she enjoys moments in the kitchen, preparing dessert recipes, and walking the streets of Bogotá.

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