A child confronts conflicting feelings of embarrassment and love for her Mexican abuela in this moving, personal story from Newbery- and Pura Belpré Award-winning author Donna Barba HigueraMy abuela wears an old yellow handkerchief that her grandmother gave to her.I don't like the yellow handkerchief.When a young girl feels ashamed of her family for being "different" and subconsciously blames her abuela, she gradually grows to not only accept but also love the yellow handkerchief that represents a language and culture that once brought embarrassment.Inspired by the personal experiences of award-winning author Donna Barba Higuera and expressively illustrated by Cynthia Alonso, The Yellow Handkerchief is a lyrical, honest, and intimate intergenerational story about embracing who we are, where we come from, and the people who shape us.
| ISBN: | 9781419760143 |
| Publication date: | 8th June 2023 |
| Author: | Donna Barba Higuera |
| Illustrator: | Cynthia Alonso |
| Publisher: | Abrams Books for Young Readers an imprint of Abrams Books |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 40 pages |
| Genres: |
Stories about Family and Friends People / Places Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction |