{"product_id":"pulpo-guisado-isbn-9780823452514","title":"Pulpo Guisado","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat do you do when an octopus captures Grandma? Put on your  superhero cape and rescue her! Award-winning Afro-Latino artist Eric  Velasquez's delightfully meta story is now in Spanish.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Bank Street Best Children’s Picture Book of the Year in Spanish!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe octopus Grandma is cooking has grown to titanic proportions. \"¡Tenga  cuidado!\" Ramsey shouts. \"Be careful!\" But it's too late. The octopus  traps Grandma! Ramsey must use both art and intellect to free his  beloved abuela. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen the story takes a surprising twist. And it  can be read two ways. Open the fold-out pages to find Ramsey telling a  story to his family. Keep the pages folded, and Ramsey's octopus  adventure is real.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis beautifully illustrated picture book,  drawn from the author's childhood memories, celebrates creativity,  heroism, family, grandmothers, grandsons, Puerto Rican food, Latinx  culture and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith an author's note and the Velasquez family recipe for Octopus Stew!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUna selección del Junior Library Guild\u003c\/b\u003e\"The dynamic artwork reflects the author's affection for his Afro-Latino heritage and his love for superheroes and art in general, especially in the scene where Ramsey is recounting the story of the rogue octopus to his family.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eEric Velasquez' awards include the John Steptoe \/ Coretta Scott King  Award for new talent, a Pura Belpré Award, an NAACP Image Award, and a  Carter G. Woodson Award. For Holiday House, he both wrote and  illustrated \u003ci\u003eLooking for Bongo\u003c\/i\u003e, and he illustrated \u003ci\u003eOl' Clip-Clop: A Ghost Story\u003c\/i\u003e by Patricia C. McKissack (Anne Izard Storyteller's Choice Award Winner,  Georgia Children's Book Award, Bank Street Best Children's Book of the  Year--Outstanding Merit) and \u003ci\u003eNew Shoes\u003c\/i\u003e by Susan Lynn Meyer (Jane  Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award, Bank Street Best  Children's Book of the Year, New York State Reading Association  Charlotte Award). The son of Afro-Puerto Rican parents who encouraged  music and storytelling, Eric grew up in Spanish Harlem, New York. As a  child, he loved superheroes, comics and drawing, much like the boy in \u003ci\u003eOctopus Stew\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches illustration at the Fashion Institute of Technology and lives in New York.","brand":"Holiday House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303303172325,"sku":"NP9780823452514","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780823452514.jpg?v=1767735210","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/pulpo-guisado-isbn-9780823452514","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}