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Imagine

Herrera’s journey from his childhood in a migrant family to poet laureate of the United States is exceptional, but here it is a chronicle of the ordinary as well as the extraordinary to inspire children to see their own potential. “If I…” he begins each reminiscence as he describes being a young boy immersed in the natural world and a loving family; as he describes saying goodbye and moving from small town to “the winding city of tall, bending buildings”; as he describes walking into a classroom speaking only Spanish; as he describes practicing spelling words “in English by saying them in Spanish,” and falling in love with the words he was learning and the sight of ink on a page; as he describes writing poems, and turning them into songs as he grew. “If I….,” he tells readers, shaping scene after scene with lyrical language, then “Imagine… imagine what you could do.” Warm-toned illustrations in pen and foam monoprint invite children into each scene. ©2019 Cooperative Children’s Book Center

Illustrated by Lauren Castillo

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 4-9
Age Range: PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7) Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)
Format: Picture book
Subjects: Affirmation Autobiography/Memoir Education Immigration and Immigrants Mexicans and Mexican Americans Writers and Writing
Diversity subject: Latine

Publisher: Candlewick
Publish Year: 2018
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9780763690526

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 811 Herrera

Imagine