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An intergenerational story of family ties, cultural pride, and spelling bee victory following a young boy who bonds with his beloved abuela over a love of Spanish

As a boy prepares for his school’s Spanish spelling bee, he asks his grandmother for help with some of the words he doesn’t know how to spell yet. When she studies with him, she tells him how different things were back when she was a girl, when she was only allowed to speak English in school. This only inspires him to study even harder and make his family proud.

Based on stories author Michael Genhart heard from his mother as a child, Spanish is the Language of My Family is about the joy of sharing cultural heritage with our families, inspired by the generations of Latino people were punished for speaking Spanish and the many ways new generations are rejuvenating the language.

Come for Michael Genhart’s poignant text, stay for the striking artwork of multiple Pura Belpre Award-Winning Illustrator John Parra!

AUTHOR

Michael Genhart

ILLUSTRATOR

John Parra

THEMES

Penguins · Parenting · Bravery

PUBLISHER

Holiday House | Neal Porter Book

PUBLISHED IN

2023