Searching for Sancocho / En busca del sancocho

by Jamileth Brito, Mario Serrano, Yurieli Otero-Asmar (Illustrator)

In Searching for Sancocho, Jamileth and Mario wanted to write a book that celebrated the deep connection of family recipes and honored their lost loved ones. Aurora misses her abuela, who recently passed away. Neighbors and friends in D.C. keep bringing dishes to the house to help her family mourn, but all Aurora wants is Abuela's famous sancocho. After finding a magic pink bike that flies her all the way to the Dominican Republic, Aurora visits all Abuela's old favorite places in hopes of finding the recipe. Will Aurora be able to find the secret ingredient and keep Abuela's famous sancocho alive?

Shout Mouse Press's latest series, Beyond Borders, features bilingual children's books centering the stories of immigrant youth by immigrant youth.

The 2021 series is authored by program participants of the Latin American Youth Center in Washington, DC, representing eight countries around the world.

Mario Serrano is 19 years old and is a senior at DC International School. He is originally from El Salvador. Jamileth Brito is a 17 year old senior at Roosevelt High School. She is originally from the Dominican Republic.

40 pages, Paperback

Published December 2, 2021

Reviews

[Selene Rue]

Love that it is translated

[Andréa]

Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.

[Michael]

My granddaughter enjoyed this book that I read to her on her 6th birthday.

[Dorian]

Inspiring to love what you have