Veo, Veo, I See You
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- 125,00 kr
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- 125,00 kr
Publisher Description
From a New York Times bestselling and Pura Belpré Honor–winning creator comes a heartwarming picture book celebrating essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic that’s also a lively, bilingual game of Veo, Veo (I Spy).
Marisol’s mami is the best cook at Rosita’s Cafe! But now, the restaurant is closed. A bad virus—too easy to catch in small, crowded places—is going around.
Marisol, Pepito, and Mami still need to go out to bring Mami’s arroz con pollo to housebound Tía Olga and Cousin Johnny. As Marisol and Pepito watch the people working around the neighborhood, who their mother explains have essential work, Marisol thinks of the perfect game to play:
Veo, veo…
¿Qué ves, Marisol?
I spy…a trash collector. Essential work. Those bins were full!
By the time they get home, Marisol has another idea: a way to show the people in her neighborhood that she sees them!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"Can you spot the essential workers and their workplaces?" Reflecting on the early days of Covid-19, this interactive picture book from Delacre (Turning Pages) considers the concept of essential workers via a neighborhood game of "Veo, Veo"—"I Spy." When "a bad virus—/ too easy to catch/ in small, crowded places" closes Rosita's Café, Marisol's Mami, a cook there, spends more time at home. Curious about who continues to work, Marisol determines "just the game for Pepito, Mami, and me" to play: spotting "los muy necesarios" around town. As the masked-up family chats in English and Spanish, they spot a trash collector, a nurse, chicken-plant employees, a bus driver, firefighters, a pharmacist, and more, all in the midst of keeping things running. Collage-style art adds depth and texture to vibrant pages that portray a busy, largely brown-skinned community, offering readers much to find throughout. Alongside the gamified plot, the family's own errands—taking food and medicine to loved ones, queuing at a food pantry for themselves and for others—underline themes of essential community care. Includes a seek-and-find map and author's note. Ages 4–8.
