{"id":39660,"date":"2015-09-30T11:11:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T15:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/?p=39660"},"modified":"2015-09-30T11:28:44","modified_gmt":"2015-09-30T15:28:44","slug":"mayas-blanket-la-manta-de-maya-monica-brown-illustrated-david-diaz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/mayas-blanket-la-manta-de-maya-monica-brown-illustrated-david-diaz\/","title":{"rendered":"Maya’s Blanket | La manta de Maya by Monica Brown, illustrated by David Diaz, translated by Adriana Dom\u00ednguez"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Maya's<\/a>We’re right in the middle of National Hispanic Heritage Month<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 now through October 15. Do you know where your books are?<\/p>\n

If you’re looking for a delightful, heart-tugging, bilingual even (!) picture book, this is it<\/em>! Monica Brown<\/a>, creator of the rollicking Marisol McDonald<\/em> series<\/a>, introduces Maya Morales and her “special manta<\/em> [blanket] that she loved very much.\u201d Hand made with great care and even more love by her grandmother, the manta<\/em> kept Maya cozy and warm \u2013 and magically kept away any bad dreams \u2013 ever since she was a baby. Well used every night, with time, “Maya’s manta<\/em> became frayed around the edges.”<\/p>\n

To hold on to the magic, Maya and her Abuelita (Grandma) transformed the blanket into a dress. When the spilled red punch refused to come out, Maya and Abuelita turned the dress into a skirt, which then became too short as Maya “grew and stretched toward the sky.” But the magic never stops, because Maya and Abuelita turn the skirt that was a dress that was a blanket into something else wonderful again and again and again.<\/p>\n

All the many incarnations eventually become the pages of a book, a fairy tale to be shared from generation to generation.\u00a0Oh, the stories waiting to be told …<\/p>\n

In her ending “Author’s Note,” Brown explains how her latest title celebrates both her Jewish and Latina heritage: Blanket<\/em> “was inspired by the traditional Yiddish folk song Ho Ikh Mir a Mantl” (“I Had a Little Coat”), about an old overcoat that was continually repurposed as smaller and smaller items.” That practice of recycling and reusing favorite objects is a creative process Brown encourages her readers: “If they can’t be reused in some kind of craft project, then recycle them using your imagination. Create a poem, a song, or even … your own book!”<\/p>\n

With Caldecott Medal-ed artist<\/a> David Diaz’s magnificent spreads, Brown’s multi-generational story becomes an explosion of colorful motion that brings together family and friends. Diaz enhances each page beyond the words \u2013 English on the left, Spanish on the right \u2013 with loving pets, playful buddies, changing seasons, a soccer victory, an addiction to books, a talent for drawing, and so much more. The final few pages are quite the tribute to clever meta-humor, as well.<\/p>\n

Blanket\u00a0<\/em>weather is here: cuddle up with your favorite little ones and spread\u00a0manta<\/em> magic all around.<\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: Children<\/p>\n

Published<\/strong>: 2015<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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