Abuela

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Title: Abuela 
Genre: Multicultural 
Author: Arthur Dorros 
Major Awards: Parents Choice Award 
Age group: 4 - 10 Years old 
Summary: 
This book is about a young girl and her adventures with her abuela. As they walk in the park the girls
imagination starts to run wild as she thinks about what adventures they would endure if they could fly all
over the world. She dreams about all the places they could go and all the things they would do together on
these magical journeys. At the end of the book the young girl finds herself back on the ground with her
grandma embarking on a ride around the lake. 
I would not use this book in my classroom for a lesson but as a book in the library or a fun read aloud. It is
a cute story about a girl running wild with her imagination and all of the fun adventures with her grandma.
I feel like my students would really enjoy this book and all of the journeys she would go on if she could fly. 
I feel as if this book would be best for students in kindergarten through fourth grade. It is a great book
about a girl using her imagination and spending time with her grandma which I feel my students would enjoy. In addition, the sentences are short and words are easy to read which is great for younger students. Also, the pictures are detailed and colorful which students would love.

I would use this book as a fun read aloud for my students to just listen and enjoy when we have some
extra time. I would also have it in my student library for my students to read whenever they felt like
during their free time. I feel that maybe this book would spark a fun conversation about what they would
do if they could fly.

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