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The youngest sister

Title:

The youngest sister

Author:

Moreno, Suniyay, author.

Chiesa, Mariana, 1967- illustrator.

Amado, Elisa, translator.

Summary:

"Picu's family is very poor. In the dry foothills, her mother must feed fourteen people--her kids, her relatives' kids, and the hired hand's kids--every day. One morning Picu, the youngest sister, is sent to get a marrow bone from a faraway neighbor. The bone will add flavor, and nutrition, to the lunchtime soup for all the hungry mouths. Her mother warns her not to dawdle on the two-hour walk, each way, through the wild landscape. But Picu can't help looking at butterflies, sampling cactus fruit, and exploring other delights. She also daydreams about using the marrow bone as a football because her family doesn't have a ball. Will the neighbor let them keep the bone after the soup is made? Will her mother let her play with it, or will it go to one of the older children who work so hard? And will she be punished for being so late? Picu is a child of dignity, joie de vivre, and resourcefulness. This story, like Picu herself, is tough, hard, and honest. And moving. And fun." -- Provided by publisher.

General Note:

"An Aldana Libros book"--Copyright page.

Physical Description:

31 pages : colour illustrations ; 25 cm

Genre:

Picture books.

Subject Term:

Girls -- Juvenile fiction.

Families -- Juvenile fiction.

Quechua Indians -- Juvenile fiction.

Poverty -- Juvenile fiction.

Self-reliance -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Chiesa, Mariana, 1967-

Amado, Elisa,

Publisher:

Greystone Kids,

Publication Date:

2022

ISBN:

9781771648752

Publication Information:

Vancouver ; Berkeley ; London : Greystone Kids, 2022.

Call Number:

P MORENO

Holds: Copies:

Available:*

Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607003657874	New Picture Books	MORENO	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

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Summary

"The small shall be large . . . that's how it must be."

In the Andean foothills, a five-year-old Quechua girl is entrusted with a big job: to collect a marrow bone from the neighbor for the family soup. A stunning debut from Indigenous author Suniyay Moreno.

Picu's family is very poor. In the dry Andean foothills, her mother must feed fourteen people--her kids, her relatives' kids, and the hired hand's kids--every day. One morning, Picu, the youngest sister, is sent to get a marrow bone from a neighbor. The bone will add flavor and nutrition to the lunchtime soup. Her mother warns her not to dawdle on the two-hour walk, each way, through the wild landscape.

But Picu can't help it! She marvels at the butterflies, samples the cactus fruit, and daydreams about using the marrow bone as a football. Will the neighbor let her family keep the bone after the soup is made? Will her mother let her play with it? And will she be punished for being so late?

Picu is a child of joie de vivre and resourcefulness. This story, like Picu herself, is tough, hard, and honest. And moving. And fun.

The Youngest Sister features a glossary of Quechuan terms that are used throughout the story.

An Aldana Libros Book, Greystone Kids

Author Notes

Suniyay Moreno is the name the author has chosen because it is the one given to her by her Quechua grandmother. She was born and lived in the mountains above Santiago del Estero in Argentina where she loved to climb trees barefoot, run after baby goats, and sing songs and make riddles in Quechua--her mother tongue. When she was six she moved to Santiago where she learned Spanish. As a grown-up, she became a librarian so she could climb around the stacks of books and children. She lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and this is her first book.

Mariana Chiesa is the author of Migrants and No Time to Play, which have won prizes and arepublished internationally. Her best known books are Migrando and No hay tiempo para jugar which are published and prize winning in many countries but not in English. In 2014 she won the Latin American Illustration Prize given by the University of Palermo. The Youngest Sister is her first book available in English.