Abuela
Abuela
by Arthur Dorros
Ages 4–7
Rosalba and her grandmother soar over New York City in a magical daydream. A bilingual English-Spanish picture book celebrating Latina family and imagination.
- Author
- Arthur Dorros
- Age
- Ages 4–7
- Type
- Family, Imagination, Bilingual, Picture Book
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House
- Readers rate it
- 4.16 / 5 on
- In India
- Available
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