Name: Octopus Stew
SKU: 53151597
Price: 396.00 TWD
Availability: InStock
Author: Eric Velasquez
ISBN: 9780823448487

Type

Physical Book

Author

Eric Velasquez

Publisher

Holiday House

Language

English

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

27.4x21.1x0.8 cm

Weight

0.18 kg.

ISBN13

9780823448487

Synopsis "Octopus Stew"

What do you do when an octopus captures Grandma? Put on your superhero cape and rescue her! Two stories in one from award-winning Afro-Latino artist Eric Velasquez. The octopus Grandma is cooking has grown to titanic proportions. Tenga cuidado! Ramsey shouts. Be careful! But it's too late. The octopus traps Grandma! Ramsey must use both art and intellect to free his beloved abuela. Then the story takes a surprising twist. And it can be read two ways. Open the fold-out pages to find Ramsey telling a story to his family. Keep the pages folded, and Ramsey's octopus adventure is real. This beautifully illustrated picture book, drawn from the author's childhood memories, celebrates creativity, heroism, family, grandmothers, grandsons, Puerto Rican food, Latinx culture and more. With an author's note and the Velasquez family recipe for Octopus Stew! Now also availabe in Spanish!

Eric Velasquez

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Eric Velásquez is an American author and illustrator of Afro-Puerto Rican descent, born in New York and raised in Spanish Harlem. He graduated from the High School of Art and Design and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts in 1983. Before focusing on illustrated books, he worked on cover design and interior illustrations for various publications

His first illustrated book was "The Piano Man" (1998), which earned him the John Steptoe New Talent Award in 1999. In 2011, he received the Pura Belpré Award for "Grandma's Gift". Another notable work is "Looking for Bongo" (2016), a children's story that follows a boy in search of his lost toy. Velásquez has been recognized for his ability to capture the essence of the Afro-Latino experience in the United States through his detailed and expressive illustrations.

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