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A New Home
As a girl in Mexico City and a boy in New York City ponder moving to each other's locale, it becomes clear that the two cities -- and the two children -- are more alike than they might think.
But I'm not sure I want to leave my home.
I'm going to miss so much.
Moving to a new city can be exciting. But what if your new home isn't anything like your old home? Will you make friends? What will you eat? Where will you play? In a cleverly combined voice -- accompanied by wonderfully detailed illustrations depicting parallel urban scenes -- a young boy conveys his fears about moving from New York City to Mexico City while, at the same time, a young girl expresses trepidation about leaving Mexico City to move to New York City. Tania de Regil offers a heartwarming story that reminds us that home may be found wherever life leads. Fascinating details about each city are featured at the end.
But I'm not sure I want to leave my home.
I'm going to miss so much.
Moving to a new city can be exciting. But what if your new home isn't anything like your old home? Will you make friends? What will you eat? Where will you play? In a cleverly combined voice -- accompanied by wonderfully detailed illustrations depicting parallel urban scenes -- a young boy conveys his fears about moving from New York City to Mexico City while, at the same time, a young girl expresses trepidation about leaving Mexico City to move to New York City. Tania de Regil offers a heartwarming story that reminds us that home may be found wherever life leads. Fascinating details about each city are featured at the end.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published April 9, 2019
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Tania de Regil
7 books7 followersTania de Regil studied fashion design at Parsons School of Design in New York City before moving back to her native Mexico City, where she finished her degree. A New Home is her American publishing debut. She lives in Mexico City and travels to the United States frequently.
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March 23, 2022
Author/illustrator Tania de Regil, a native of Mexico City who studied fashion design in New York City, creates a love letter to both metropolises in this wonderful picture-book. As a young New York boy worries about moving to Mexico City with his parents, a young Mexican girl frets about her own family's upcoming move, in the opposite direction. Their concerns, and fear that they will be terribly homesick for the sights, sounds and experiences of home, are parallel to one another, something captured in the artwork, which depicts the New York and Mexico City scenes above and below the text, which runs across the center of the page. The children's hope that their new home won't feel too unfamiliar is subtly fulfilled by the parallel structure of the story, which emphasizes (for the reader, anyway) the many similarities between the two children and their two cities...
A New Home is de Regil's picture-book debut, and what a debut it is! The text itself is simple but effective, capturing the children's fears in a gentle but convincing way, and demonstrating (again, through the parallel structure) that there is nothing to fear. I enjoyed the main narrative, and particularly appreciated the afterword, in which more details about each subject raised - monuments depicted, social problems mentioned - is given. The artwork, done in ink, colored pencil, watercolor and gouache, is colorful and cute. Although the two children here never meet (they do pass one another in the airport!), I've added this one to my cross-cultural friendship shelf, as I think the parallels drawn really emphasize the commonalities of custom and culture, between the two great cities. Recommended to anyone looking for books about moving house (especially when the move is international), or about the similarities between two of the world's great cities.
A New Home is de Regil's picture-book debut, and what a debut it is! The text itself is simple but effective, capturing the children's fears in a gentle but convincing way, and demonstrating (again, through the parallel structure) that there is nothing to fear. I enjoyed the main narrative, and particularly appreciated the afterword, in which more details about each subject raised - monuments depicted, social problems mentioned - is given. The artwork, done in ink, colored pencil, watercolor and gouache, is colorful and cute. Although the two children here never meet (they do pass one another in the airport!), I've added this one to my cross-cultural friendship shelf, as I think the parallels drawn really emphasize the commonalities of custom and culture, between the two great cities. Recommended to anyone looking for books about moving house (especially when the move is international), or about the similarities between two of the world's great cities.
November 8, 2019
Moving can be traumatic when you are a child, but here is a book that might help ease some of the anxiety kids might feel about moving. A boy living in New York City and a girl living in Mexico City are about to move - he to Mexico City, she to NYC, but both have fear and trepidation. Neither wants to move because they are afraid they will miss a lot of things that they love about the city they already live in - things like going to a ball game, playing in the park, visiting a museum, or heading out the the beach in summer. But as young readers see as they turn the pages, NYC and Mexico City are more alike than different. Each two page spread show the boy doing the things he loves in NYC, and on the opposite page, the girl is doing a similar thing in Mexico City. But not knowing what to expect, each child hopes their life won't be so different in their new home. The mix-media illustrations depict well known places in each city, and there is additional information about them in the back matter. This is a pretty straight forward book and by the end, young readers are certain each child will soon learn to love their new home as much as their old one. A story that celebrates differences within similarities.
April 1, 2019
In this book, a little boy is about to move from New York to Mexico City, while a little girl is about to make the same move in reverse. The text reflects the apprehension of both children as they wonder what their lives in their new homes will be like. As they question whether they will find friends, good food, places to play, etc. in their new city, the illustrations show each one enjoying things that the other will likely discover when arriving in their new home. The back of the book explains the landmarks shown in each picture, and gives a bit more context for the way each city is depicted. I like the way this book emphasizes the similarities between the two children and the two cities, and the fact that it mostly avoids placing the diversity into any kind of political context that would be inappropriate for a preschooler. I read it with my three-year-old, and she was a big fan!
June 23, 2019
Also available in Spanish.
December 12, 2021
Love the concept, the parallels, the endmatter. The color-coding is fine in theory, but the NY blue robs the city of plantlife. Also, it's really weird seeing the kids so heavily gender marked, especially all the little girls in super-short dresses circa early 1960s illustrations.
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April 11, 2019
This book is a precious story. Not as in a cloying "isn't that precious," but as in, a truly treasurable and universal story about leaving your home, feeling scared and lost, and hoping for the best in a new place.
Told in parallel, the boy on side of the page is moving from New York City to Mexico City, and the girl on the other side is moving from Mexico City to New York City. The text is straightforward and spans both pages, showing us how both kids have the same fears and wishes. The illustrations are gentle and detailed, and show real places and cultural signifiers that are explained in detail in the book's back matter.
An amazing book for everyone!
Told in parallel, the boy on side of the page is moving from New York City to Mexico City, and the girl on the other side is moving from Mexico City to New York City. The text is straightforward and spans both pages, showing us how both kids have the same fears and wishes. The illustrations are gentle and detailed, and show real places and cultural signifiers that are explained in detail in the book's back matter.
An amazing book for everyone!
January 6, 2020
Author & illustrator, Tania de Regil, has written her first published book in the United States both in English and Spanish It tells the story of two children who move to new homes: one goes to Mexico City and the other to New York City. Even though the characters worry about living in a new environment, they learn that one can find a home wherever they go! Each page spread has colorful drawings of the two children living in their native cities having many of the same experiences. These two books create a simple story to help children who are moving feel comfortable wherever they are in the world! Recommended for children, ages 4-7.
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January 18, 2020One family leaves for Mexico. Another family moves to New York City. When children move with their families, they could be excited and anxious. Even though they move to different places, the communities with memories and new things they aspire to have are similar to make them feel at home soon.
June 13, 2019
Two children form different parts of the world move to new locations.
July 24, 2019
Interesting picture book about to kids going to different cities. I loved the artwork.
August 31, 2019
One child moves from Mexico City to New York City, and the other from New York City to Mexico City. Their worries are the same. They'll both be okay.
October 12, 2019
Very nice dual-perspective picture book! It captured city life in Mexico City and New York City really well too.
June 8, 2021
Este libro es tan lindo y lo leí con el hombre más hermoso del mundo
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July 26, 2021This was at a level of Spanish that I can understand
March 28, 2019
I loved the backmatter that contained small illustrations with information about popular places in New York City and Mexico City.
November 8, 2021
This book makes Mexico City look so amazing! I want to go!!!
January 22, 2020
I enjoyed this new take on moving - this time to a different country. A boy is moving from NYC to Mexico City and a girl is moving from Mexico City to NYC. Both are a little worried and talk about what they will miss. The book emphasizes their similarities while a picture glossary at the end of the book gives more information about the two cities.
A new take on moving - this time to a different country. Parallel story lines have two children moving which emphasizes the similarities of children and cities. A picture glossary at the end highlights more information on the cities.
A new take on moving - this time to a different country. Parallel story lines have two children moving which emphasizes the similarities of children and cities. A picture glossary at the end highlights more information on the cities.
May 21, 2021
The book begins with the sentences, "Mom and Dad told me that we are moving to Mexico city" (with a non-Latino, Caucasian boy in the picture) and "Mama and Papa told me that we are moving to New City." (with a Latina girl in the picture). Hereafter, each sentence is said by both of them at the same time and the pictures show how those things and experiences are similar in New York and in Mexico City.
"What if there is nowhere for me to play in my new city?" and the pictures show a park in winter in New York with our little boy protagonist ice skating and a park in Mexico City where our little girl protagonist is riding her bike and so it goes throughout the book. Each character expresses the same things they will miss and worries that there will be nothing similar to replace the things they love about their cities and the book shows the equivalent of both in their respective cities.
Hmm, don't know if that made sense...go look at a few pages on Amazon if it didn't make sense.
I think this book is amazing in the fact that it perfectly illustrates that two people far away, maybe especially children, have many things in common. It shows that, yes, our cultures may be very different, but there are so many things the same between you and I.
I also think it's pretty grand because it could help alleviate some of the fears and worries children may have when they're moving to a new place.
Overall a lovely book which could generate some wonderful discussion with preschoolers (though with this age one-on-one may be best) to 2nd graders.
We need some more books set up like this which demonstrate the shared human experience. Though, admittedly, in this book both of the children are city dwellers, so some country children may not be able to relate to some of the things shared. Also, both families are of similar economic standing (middle-class to upper-middle-class), so their experiences mirror each other more perfectly than, say, an affluent family from Mexico City moving and a lower-class family from New York moving.
"What if there is nowhere for me to play in my new city?" and the pictures show a park in winter in New York with our little boy protagonist ice skating and a park in Mexico City where our little girl protagonist is riding her bike and so it goes throughout the book. Each character expresses the same things they will miss and worries that there will be nothing similar to replace the things they love about their cities and the book shows the equivalent of both in their respective cities.
Hmm, don't know if that made sense...go look at a few pages on Amazon if it didn't make sense.
I think this book is amazing in the fact that it perfectly illustrates that two people far away, maybe especially children, have many things in common. It shows that, yes, our cultures may be very different, but there are so many things the same between you and I.
I also think it's pretty grand because it could help alleviate some of the fears and worries children may have when they're moving to a new place.
Overall a lovely book which could generate some wonderful discussion with preschoolers (though with this age one-on-one may be best) to 2nd graders.
We need some more books set up like this which demonstrate the shared human experience. Though, admittedly, in this book both of the children are city dwellers, so some country children may not be able to relate to some of the things shared. Also, both families are of similar economic standing (middle-class to upper-middle-class), so their experiences mirror each other more perfectly than, say, an affluent family from Mexico City moving and a lower-class family from New York moving.
January 30, 2020
Summary: The book titled A New Home by Tania de Regli is about two young children who are moving away. One is moving from Mexico City to New York City and one is moving from New York City to Mexico City. They both talk about the things that they will miss from each city that is their homes. But they also provide hope and how moving to a new city will not be that bad and may be an exciting new adventure. The two young children by the end leave you with saying that moving might be a scary thing but also an exciting one.
Review: I thought that this book was very unique! I loved how both of the children were moving to what the other children were living in, I thought that was clever and unique. The drawing throughout the book I thought were absolutely beautiful and gave an insight to what Mexico City looks like and all that it has to offer as well as what New York City has to offer. It was a good book about how moving away can be a fun thing but also a sad and scary thing at the same time.
Connection to Profession: You could use this book to teach students that if they ever have to move in their lifetime that it will all be okay. They do not have to be scared, they can be excited because the world is such a big and exciting place and the world has a lot to offer. It can also cater to kids that may be in our classrooms that are new and have moved their from a different city and are still a little bit skeptical about it to make them feel right at home and that they are going to be okay.
Review: I thought that this book was very unique! I loved how both of the children were moving to what the other children were living in, I thought that was clever and unique. The drawing throughout the book I thought were absolutely beautiful and gave an insight to what Mexico City looks like and all that it has to offer as well as what New York City has to offer. It was a good book about how moving away can be a fun thing but also a sad and scary thing at the same time.
Connection to Profession: You could use this book to teach students that if they ever have to move in their lifetime that it will all be okay. They do not have to be scared, they can be excited because the world is such a big and exciting place and the world has a lot to offer. It can also cater to kids that may be in our classrooms that are new and have moved their from a different city and are still a little bit skeptical about it to make them feel right at home and that they are going to be okay.
May 19, 2023
I am a structure nerd. (Is this a support group? Maybe I should start with: Hello. my name is Elayne...and I've been a picture book structure nerd for...quite some time.)
Having gotten that admission out of the way, this book is rIgHt Up My AlLeY.
First of all, it's written in what the jacket copy refers to as a "shared voice"--the first two spreads are the setup, with a boy from NYC who is unsure about his impending move to Mexico City and a girl in Mexico City who is unsure about her upcoming move to NYC. However, as we move through the narrative from there, the text starts to work double-duty, simultaneously telling both stories as we see/learn about the things each is worried they will miss--or concerns about what might await them.
Secondly, with this clever structure, the reader gets the amazing benefit of seeing/recognizing not only each concern but also what awaits each of them (that each character doesn't know yet). It's dramatic irony at its finest- an entertaining but meaningful balm to readers who may be about to move themselves. The effect of each worry being both recognized and allayed leads to a feeling of calm at the end of the book--yes, things will be different--but also, they will be the same.
Finally, the ending (which I won't spoil) reiterates the exciting new experiences that await each in an emotionally satisfying way that intertwines the storylines for the final beat.
Bravo.
Having gotten that admission out of the way, this book is rIgHt Up My AlLeY.
First of all, it's written in what the jacket copy refers to as a "shared voice"--the first two spreads are the setup, with a boy from NYC who is unsure about his impending move to Mexico City and a girl in Mexico City who is unsure about her upcoming move to NYC. However, as we move through the narrative from there, the text starts to work double-duty, simultaneously telling both stories as we see/learn about the things each is worried they will miss--or concerns about what might await them.
Secondly, with this clever structure, the reader gets the amazing benefit of seeing/recognizing not only each concern but also what awaits each of them (that each character doesn't know yet). It's dramatic irony at its finest- an entertaining but meaningful balm to readers who may be about to move themselves. The effect of each worry being both recognized and allayed leads to a feeling of calm at the end of the book--yes, things will be different--but also, they will be the same.
Finally, the ending (which I won't spoil) reiterates the exciting new experiences that await each in an emotionally satisfying way that intertwines the storylines for the final beat.
Bravo.
March 30, 2019
A boy and a girl are about to go through similar experiences as his family is moving from New York City to Mexico City and hers is relocating from Mexico City to New York City. Although they don't know each other, as it turns out, they have very similar fears and concerns about leaving the things they love behind and having to get used to a new place. I especially liked how the book begins with their two separate voices pondering their moves and then blends the two voices so that they are saying similar things on each page. Some of the pages are split into two parts divided by text with the top part of the illustrations showing his experiences and the bottom ones showing hers. The illustrations, created in ink, colored pencil, watercolor, gouache and then digitally assembled, are colorful and detailed, and make the story come alive. One part of the book that might be especially helpful to youngsters or adults moving to either one of the cities described here are the thumbnail sketches of the 22 scenes, 11 of each city, depicted in the book and the additional information provided about each scene. For someone moving to either New York City or Mexico City, this back matter might give them a place to start as they get to know their new home.
May 1, 2019
This debut picture book tackles the topic of children moving not only to a new home but to a new country. A boy is moving from New york City to Mexico City and a girl is moving in the opposite direction Both are having their doubts and fears because they will leave behind their familiar surroundings. Sentences are completed underneath or in between two different illustrations. The spread will show both views, street scenes and experiences in similar situations but different cities. For example both kids are out with their grandmother “getting something delicious to eat” from a street vendor or watching a sports event with their dads in their own city. The last spread contains the kids with their families in the same picture; at the airport. The last pages explains the different scenes in the book and why they are significant for the city.
Illustrations are a combination of watercolors and pencil with thin black outlines for some of the objects. The boy’s illustrations are predominantly blue and the girl’s red. It shows not only that kids have the same hesitations when it comes to moving but also that although living in different countries, life has many similarities.
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Pre Kindergarten through 1st grade
Illustrations are a combination of watercolors and pencil with thin black outlines for some of the objects. The boy’s illustrations are predominantly blue and the girl’s red. It shows not only that kids have the same hesitations when it comes to moving but also that although living in different countries, life has many similarities.
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Pre Kindergarten through 1st grade
March 26, 2021
This touching story would bring comfort to anyone who is about to embark on a new adventure such as moving to a brand new City. The hidden message in this story makes it a book that every reader would enjoy!
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A New Home is the clever story of a boy who is moving from New York City to Mexico City and a girl moving from Mexico City to New York City. The two children express their fears about leaving a home they love and moving to an unfamiliar place. They narrate the story by sharing all the things they are going to miss about their current home and City. Each page creativity explores how the things they love about their home (the food, music, activities, etc.) can be found within their new City too!
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This book is a good reminder that things that seem to be very different on the surface can have many similarities when you just give it a chance. This important message is what makes this book special for any reader.
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I hope you have the chance to enjoy this heartwarming story of finding home wherever you go. A New Home is written by Tania de Regil @taniaderegil.books and Published by Candlewick Press @candlewickpress.Tania de Regil
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A New Home is the clever story of a boy who is moving from New York City to Mexico City and a girl moving from Mexico City to New York City. The two children express their fears about leaving a home they love and moving to an unfamiliar place. They narrate the story by sharing all the things they are going to miss about their current home and City. Each page creativity explores how the things they love about their home (the food, music, activities, etc.) can be found within their new City too!
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This book is a good reminder that things that seem to be very different on the surface can have many similarities when you just give it a chance. This important message is what makes this book special for any reader.
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I hope you have the chance to enjoy this heartwarming story of finding home wherever you go. A New Home is written by Tania de Regil @taniaderegil.books and Published by Candlewick Press @candlewickpress.Tania de Regil
April 11, 2019
MY THOUGHTS:
I received this book in exchange for my honest review.
I wasn't sure if I was going to like the artwork for this book, but after turning the pages, I am happy to say... they're brilliant! However, the most important thing, I feel, is the message this book conveys, especially with the way some countries are struggling with political and social issues.
These two children show that their homes are not really different from the other, each child sharing similar lifestyles, friends, interests, school activities, etc. This book also shows how children from different cities/homes tend to worry about the same things, about how similar we all are regardless of where we're from.
The artwork compliments the story perfectly, the artist's clearly developed illustrations, some showing great details, are a needed touch to convey the emotional writing in the important message that the author is sharing.
I love the cover book jacket and think this book should be school libraries everywhere. It contains a reality that must be shared. At the back of the book is a bit of information about both cities and popular places to visit.
I received this book in exchange for my honest review.
I wasn't sure if I was going to like the artwork for this book, but after turning the pages, I am happy to say... they're brilliant! However, the most important thing, I feel, is the message this book conveys, especially with the way some countries are struggling with political and social issues.
These two children show that their homes are not really different from the other, each child sharing similar lifestyles, friends, interests, school activities, etc. This book also shows how children from different cities/homes tend to worry about the same things, about how similar we all are regardless of where we're from.
The artwork compliments the story perfectly, the artist's clearly developed illustrations, some showing great details, are a needed touch to convey the emotional writing in the important message that the author is sharing.
I love the cover book jacket and think this book should be school libraries everywhere. It contains a reality that must be shared. At the back of the book is a bit of information about both cities and popular places to visit.
February 5, 2020
summary: There is a girl and a boy. The boy is moving to Mexico City and the girl is moving to New York City. They are both unsure about moving to their new homes because they are going to miss things about their old homes. They are nervous there are going to be no places to play, places for their classroom to explore. They know that their homes are not perfect. In the end they are both hopeful that they will like their new homes.
Review: I liked this book because I liked how they separated the pages between the boy and girl. It was being told by two different perspectives and it was not confusing to read. I also enjoyed that there was two different places being talked about.
Connection to profession: This would be a great book to read to your students who might be moving or have moved. That puts a big strain in their lives and this could give them peace that it all works out. It also shows them to be okay of being afraid of change. Change is a scary thing, but that does not mean that it won't be scary forever. This would also open for a great discussion on where they have moved and the different cultures there are.
Review: I liked this book because I liked how they separated the pages between the boy and girl. It was being told by two different perspectives and it was not confusing to read. I also enjoyed that there was two different places being talked about.
Connection to profession: This would be a great book to read to your students who might be moving or have moved. That puts a big strain in their lives and this could give them peace that it all works out. It also shows them to be okay of being afraid of change. Change is a scary thing, but that does not mean that it won't be scary forever. This would also open for a great discussion on where they have moved and the different cultures there are.
April 30, 2019
A boy from New York and a girl from Mexico City are sad as they tell of the things they will miss when they move to the new city their parents have told them about. The girl to New York City, the boy to Mexico City - trading places! In the same brief text (it will be a surprise when reading aloud) the special things and places emerge. One example is: "But what if there is nowhere for me to play in my new city?" shows the boy ice-skating at Central Park and the girl riding her bicycle at Bosque de Chapultepec (Chapultepec Forest). Watercolor, gouache, and colored pencil set the stage for more, and begin to show the similarities of the new homes for each. There is also a page for noisy traffic and one for homelessness.
The backmatter gives information on both the landmarks the children visit—such as Lincoln Center, Palacio de Bellas Artes, and the Museo Nacional de Antropología—and the cultures and issues that surround them. It would be fun also to see a more contemporary book similar to this between city and rural living.
The backmatter gives information on both the landmarks the children visit—such as Lincoln Center, Palacio de Bellas Artes, and the Museo Nacional de Antropología—and the cultures and issues that surround them. It would be fun also to see a more contemporary book similar to this between city and rural living.
May 17, 2019
Whether we move from city to city within the same state, move to a different state in the same country or leave our country's borders, our apprehension prior to the move finds its center in the people and places we are leaving behind. Thoughts of using technology to connect with people, and even places, does lessen the worry, but it's still not the same as real life encounters. As soon as we arrive at our new destination, sometimes even before we begin to settle, we start to explore our surroundings. We are looking for the familiar.
For children, the sooner they find places, a park, a library or a restaurant serving their favorite food, in which they feel comfortable, the more apt they are to relax. A New Home (Candlewick Press, April 9, 2019) written and illustrated by Tania de Regil explores the parallel worlds of two children making huge moves. They don't realize it, but one is moving to the other's city.
My full recommendation: https://librariansquest.blogspot.com/...
For children, the sooner they find places, a park, a library or a restaurant serving their favorite food, in which they feel comfortable, the more apt they are to relax. A New Home (Candlewick Press, April 9, 2019) written and illustrated by Tania de Regil explores the parallel worlds of two children making huge moves. They don't realize it, but one is moving to the other's city.
My full recommendation: https://librariansquest.blogspot.com/...
February 9, 2020
I think this book deserves an award. I don't know what award it'll get, in any, since I'm not in charge of any awards, but it deserves one. It presents a parallel story of two families that are moving to each other's cities, New York City and Mexico City. They don't know each other; it's not a home swapping scenario or something like that. It's all just happenstance, but because they are going to each other's city, every page presents something that they fear they'll miss in their new city by highlighting how it exists in their current city. So, in its own way, it presents how they have nothing to fear, because both cities have all they could want, just their own versions. It didn't make either city better than the other one, and it didn't try to make either place falsely utopian, but it showed how NYC and Mexico City are potentially great places to live. I think my favorite page was when the two families happen to pass each other in the airport and the kid narrators notice each other with a passing glance. That's all the interaction there is, but it's nice for readers.
September 9, 2020
Summary:
This story follows two young kids from two different places, and their thoughts about moving to a new city. The kids share worries about what they might lose when they move, but the story's format shows that their two cities aren't so different after all.
Review:
I didn't like that the story ended without closure. I like that it acknowledged the thoughts that go through a child's mind when they move, but I wish it would've addressed those thoughts and resolved them, rather than ending openly. I think the author and illustrator were trying to do this by placing pictures of each child/city side-by-side. While I respect and understand their intentions, I didn't really like this format. I think it could be confusing for kids. Having had experience moving when I was young, I don't think I would have found this book helpful or relatable.
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I don't think I would use this book in my classroom because it could be confusing, and I don't find it helpful or relateable to the situation it's trying to address.
This story follows two young kids from two different places, and their thoughts about moving to a new city. The kids share worries about what they might lose when they move, but the story's format shows that their two cities aren't so different after all.
Review:
I didn't like that the story ended without closure. I like that it acknowledged the thoughts that go through a child's mind when they move, but I wish it would've addressed those thoughts and resolved them, rather than ending openly. I think the author and illustrator were trying to do this by placing pictures of each child/city side-by-side. While I respect and understand their intentions, I didn't really like this format. I think it could be confusing for kids. Having had experience moving when I was young, I don't think I would have found this book helpful or relatable.
Uses for This Book:
I don't think I would use this book in my classroom because it could be confusing, and I don't find it helpful or relateable to the situation it's trying to address.
May 7, 2019
Moving to a new home can be scary and difficult for anyone of any age. But for young children, leaving a place that they've lived in forever to go to someplace completely new, the change can bring up all sorts of questions. The two kids in this clever picture book are basically changing places. The little boy is moving from New York City to Mexico City, and the little girl is moving from Mexico City to New York City. As the book progresses, the children are both asking the same questions: Where will I play? What kinds of foods will I eat? How will I make friends? My favorite moment is when they actually pass each other in the airport. This would be a good book to share with young readers who are about to move or maybe have just moved to a new community. It also seems like a good way to help kids realize that we all have the same sorts of questions and needs and fears. And that change is a normal part of growing up.
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