Max Loves Muñecas!
This edition will no longer be available after October 14, 2022.
Max wants to visit a beautiful boutique that sells handmade dolls, but he worries that other children will tease him. When he finally finds the courage to enter the store, Max meets Señor Pepe who has been making dolls since he was a boy in Honduras. Señor Pepe shares his story with Max and reminds him that, “There is no shame in making something beautiful with your hands. Sewing is a skill—just like hitting a baseball or fixing a car.”
5″ x 8″ | 128 pages
Rosetta Press
$7.00
ISBN-13: 978-1497332027
“Max Loves Muñecas! is a good choice for upper elementary readers to explore on their own, and it would make an excellent read-aloud text (one chapter per session) for students across the elementary grades. The story highlights the boys’ spontaneous interest in dolls and fine fabrics, and it shows how following one’s passions can open doors. Max Loves Muñecas! also creates openings for students to discuss differences regarding schooling and child poverty in different communities and at different times. Finally, the book offers a number of scenarios where the ‘right’ choice is relatively ambiguous, and these scenarios are ripe for exploration in conversation, journaling, drawing, or reenactment.”
~ Ashley Hope Pérez, Latin@s in Kid Lit
“Zetta Elliott masterfully weaves issues of homelessness, narrow gender roles, immigration struggles, and the global economy into this heartwarming tale of intergenerational solidarity. Does this sound preachy? It’s not. Elliott’s narrative is honest, accessible, and appropriate for upper elementary school readers.”
~ Deborah Menkart, Rethinking Schools
“An excellent addition to any school or public library collection.”