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 When Lola visits
 Author: Sterling, Michelle

 Publisher:  HarperCollins (2021)

 Classification: Easy
 Physical Description: [33] p., col. ill., 26 cm

 BTSB No: 850802 ISBN: 9780062972859
 Ages: 4-8 Grades: K-3

 Subjects:
 Grandmothers -- Fiction
 Grandparent-grandchild relationship -- Fiction
 Filipino American families -- Fiction
 Family life -- Fiction

Price: $22.58

Summary:
For one young girl, summer is the season of no school, of days spent at the pool, and of picking golden limes off the trees. But summer doesn't start until her lola--her grandmother from the Philippines--comes for her annual visit. When Lola visits, the whole family gathers to cook and eat and share in their happiness of another season spent together.

 Illustrator: Asis, Aaron
Accelerated Reader Information:
   Interest Level: LG
   Reading Level: 4.80
   Points: .5   Quiz: 516316

Reviews:
   School Library Journal (00/05/21)
   Booklist (+) (04/15/21)

Full Text Reviews:

Booklist - 04/15/2021 *Starred Review* It’s easy to tell that it’s summer. Not just because Lola is here for her visit, singing gentle songs throughout the house in Tagalog and Ilocano. But because now summer smells of sampaguita soap and dried squid and cassava cake, as well as chlorine and tennis balls and sunscreen. Summer sounds like Fourth of July fireworks and racing scooters but also the sizzling of tiny red chilies in the sisig, while suman steams on the stove, and the unfurling of banana leaves onto the table for kamayan. Summer is full of fishing lines and unexpected rainstorms, and at its end, it’s also full of the ache and longing of Lola returning home. This story, written in delicate poetic language, is a glorious celebration of Filipino American experience, which has been underrepresented in children’s books. There are context clues aplenty for any language that may be unfamiliar to the reader, including a joyful, sweeping single-word spread that celebrates the Filipino style of eating communally by hand, without plates or utensils. Sterling is clearly devoted to celebrating diversity in children’s books (as evident through her blog), and Asis is a Filipino illustrator who represents elements of his culture here through beautiful, visible brushstrokes with vivid color and sweeping texture. This book—much like Lola—is something to visit over and over again. - Copyright 2021 Booklist.

School Library Journal - 05/01/2021 PreS-Gr 1—Lola isn't just anyone—she's a beloved grandmother, visiting from the Philippines, as she does every summer. In Asis's citrus-colored splashes of line and form and love, the joy of Lola's visit culminates in the Kamayan, with treats spread across bright green banana leaves that act as centerpiece and tablecloth. When the celebration is over and the family takes Lola back to the airport, "Our house is a little grayer without her soft, sweet singing in Tagalog and Ilocano. And the bitter melon tastes extra bitter in tonight's dinner—not like how Lola makes it at all." This book will make readers long for the scents and tastes the narrator describes, and the warmth and happiness of summertime. Whether cooking in the kitchen or cooling by the pool, Lola is the party, and readers are all invited to participate. VERDICT With a smooth flow of new vocabulary and a universal nod to the meaning of family, this will be a storytime favorite.—Kimberly Olson Fakih, School Library Journal - Copyright 2021 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.

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