Am I Blue or Am I Green? / Azul o verde. ¿Cuál soy yo?, a bilingual English-Spanish picture book written by Beatrice Zamora and illustrated by Berenice Badillo. In this poetic and uplifting story for children, the flags of Mexico and the United States serve as a metaphor for the resilience and beauty of bicultural life. Complex themes, including identity and the challenges of being a family with mixed citizenship/immigration status, are presented in a way that is empowering and child-sensitive. It is the story of every U.S, immigrant whose famly roots are from other countries.
Am I Blue or Am I Green? / Azul o verde. ¿Cuál soy yo?, a bilingual English-Spanish picture book written by Beatrice Zamora and illustrated by Berenice Badillo. In this poetic and uplifting story for children, the flags of Mexico and the United States serve as a metaphor for the resilience and beauty of bicultural life. Complex themes, including identity and the challenges of being a family with mixed citizenship/immigration status, are presented in a way that is empowering and child-sensitive. It is the story of every U.S, immigrant whose famly roots are from other countries.
Tomás Rivera Mexican American
Children's Book Award 2021
“Works for Younger Readers”
California Governor's Historic Preservation Award, 2021.
Save our Heritage Foundation (SOHO)
2021 People in Preservation Award
The Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española
Premio Campoy-Ada
2021
Libros de imágenes de no-ficción
Menciones de honor
El espíritu del parque Chicano
Latino International Book Awards
2020 Best Latino Focused Children's Picture Book
and
2020 Best Educational Themed Book
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