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The Flower Shop / La floreria (Teeny Tiendas)
CCBC Review:
(Reviewed with The Fruit Shop / La frutería by Lourdes Heuer) Two bilingual board books set in a bustling frutería and florería, respectively, highlight a variety of fruits and plants in both English and Spanish. Inside Mr. Manzano’s fruit shop, there are “loquats and figs / nísperos e higos, star fruit and dragon fruit / carambolas y pitayas” and more. Among the things Mrs. Rosario sells are “roses and rosemary, rosas y romeros, hibiscuses and hydrangeas, hibiscos y hortensias …” Young readers are invited to choose their favorite fruit and flower at each small volume’s close. Buoyant illustrations seeded with playful details show shoppers embodying a wide range of diverse identities. ©2025 Cooperative Children’s Book Center
Illustrated by Zara Gonzalez Hoang
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 1-3
Age Range:
Babies/Toddlers (birth – 3)
Format:
Board book
Subjects:
Bilingual Books
Food and Cooking
Plants and Trees
Spanish Language
Diversity subject:
Multicultural General
Publisher:
Candlewick
Publish Year: 2024
Pages: 20
ISBN: 9781536226607
CCBC Location: Picture Book, Heuer