Dona Flor A Tall Tale About a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart (Pura Belpre Medal Book Illustrator (Awards)) Hardback - 2005

From the jacket flap

Dona Flor is a giant woman who lives in a puebla with lots of families. She loves her neighbors-she lets the children use her flowers for trumpets, and the families use her leftover tortillas for rafts. So when a huge puma is terrifying the village, of course Flor is the one to investigate.
Featuring Spanish words and phrases throughout, as well as a glossary, Pat Mora's story, along with Raul Colon's glorious artwork, makes this a treat for any reader, tall or small. Award-winning author Pat Mora's previous book with Raul Colon, Tomas and the Library Lady, received the Tomas Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award, an IRA Teacher's Choice Award, a Skipping Stones Award, and was also named a Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List title and an Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature commended title. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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Citations

• ALA Notable Children's Books, 03/01/2006, Page 12
• Booklist, 12/01/2005, Page 55
• Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 02/01/2006, Page 276
• Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2006, Page 41
• Ingram Children's Advance, 11/01/2005, Page 20
• Kirkus Review - Children, 09/15/2005, Page 1031
• School Library Journal, 10/01/2005, Page 122