La panza de mamá

Illustrated by Iliana Galvez
Translated by Aida Salazar
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Un libro infantil sobre el amor que le tiene un niño a su madre y a la barriga de su madre y que a la vez es una celebración del cuerpo.
 
Todo el mundo tiene una panza: puede ser grande y redonda, blanda y pequeña o algo intermedio. Pero la panza favorita de un pequeño niño es la de su mamá. Su panza es capaz de cosas extraordinarias y ella la ama como una parte importante de sí misma. La panza de su mamá también fue su primer hogar. Antes de que naciera, lo acurrucó y lo sostuvo.
 
Cuando él se siente tímido y necesita un lugar para refugiarse o cuando quiere un lugar para descansar durante mientras escucha un cuento antes de dormir, la panza de mamá siempre está ahí. Con texto empoderador de Isabel Quintero y arte vivaz de Iliana Galvez, La panza de mamá es una carta de amor de un niño a su madre, además de una celebración de nuestros cuerpos y nuestras panzas.


A body-positive picture book about a young boy's love for his mother and his mother's belly.


Everyone has a panza—it can be big and round, soft and small, or somewhere in between. But a young boy’s favorite panza of all is Mamá’s. Her panza is capable of remarkable things, and she loves it as an important part of herself. Her panza was also his first home. Even before he was born, it cradled and held him.

When he’s feeling shy and needs a place to hide or when he wants somewhere to rest during a bedtime story, Mamá’s panza is always there. With affirming text by Isabel Quintero and vivid art by Iliana Galvez, Mamá’s Panza is a young boy’s love letter to his mother, along with a celebration of our bodies and our bellies.
Isabel Quintero is an award-winning writer and the daughter of Mexican immigrants. Gabi, A Girl in Pieces, her first YA novel, was the recipient of multiple awards, including the Tomás Rivera Award, the California Book Award Gold Medal, and the Morris Award for Debut YA Novel. She is also the author of chapter books and a non-fiction YA graphic biography, Photographic: The Life of Graciela Iturbide, which was awarded the Boston Globe Horn Book Award. Most recently, My Papi Has a Motorcycle, earned the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association Award, the Pura Belpré Illustration Honor Award, the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award, and many other recognitions.

Iliana Galvez is a queer Latinx illustrator, mother, and pug whisperer born and raised in the San Fernando Valley who is currently based in Houston. She started her Instagram page @GrowMija as a love letter to her baby sister, Chachis, to show her art that looked like her and to let her know how amazing she is.
ELOGIOS PARA MI PAPI TIENE UNA MOTO POR ISABEL QUINTERO
 
★ “Reconfortante”.
Booklist, reseña destacada
 
★ “Una carta de amor evocadora”.
Horn Book, reseña destacada
 
★ “El amor entre la niña y su padre es palpable, pero su conexión con su ciudad… es el corazón de la historia”.
Publishers Weekly, reseña destacada
 
★ “Una revelación”.
The New York Times, reseña destacada
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Un libro infantil sobre el amor que le tiene un niño a su madre y a la barriga de su madre y que a la vez es una celebración del cuerpo.
 
Todo el mundo tiene una panza: puede ser grande y redonda, blanda y pequeña o algo intermedio. Pero la panza favorita de un pequeño niño es la de su mamá. Su panza es capaz de cosas extraordinarias y ella la ama como una parte importante de sí misma. La panza de su mamá también fue su primer hogar. Antes de que naciera, lo acurrucó y lo sostuvo.
 
Cuando él se siente tímido y necesita un lugar para refugiarse o cuando quiere un lugar para descansar durante mientras escucha un cuento antes de dormir, la panza de mamá siempre está ahí. Con texto empoderador de Isabel Quintero y arte vivaz de Iliana Galvez, La panza de mamá es una carta de amor de un niño a su madre, además de una celebración de nuestros cuerpos y nuestras panzas.


A body-positive picture book about a young boy's love for his mother and his mother's belly.


Everyone has a panza—it can be big and round, soft and small, or somewhere in between. But a young boy’s favorite panza of all is Mamá’s. Her panza is capable of remarkable things, and she loves it as an important part of herself. Her panza was also his first home. Even before he was born, it cradled and held him.

When he’s feeling shy and needs a place to hide or when he wants somewhere to rest during a bedtime story, Mamá’s panza is always there. With affirming text by Isabel Quintero and vivid art by Iliana Galvez, Mamá’s Panza is a young boy’s love letter to his mother, along with a celebration of our bodies and our bellies.

Author

Isabel Quintero is an award-winning writer and the daughter of Mexican immigrants. Gabi, A Girl in Pieces, her first YA novel, was the recipient of multiple awards, including the Tomás Rivera Award, the California Book Award Gold Medal, and the Morris Award for Debut YA Novel. She is also the author of chapter books and a non-fiction YA graphic biography, Photographic: The Life of Graciela Iturbide, which was awarded the Boston Globe Horn Book Award. Most recently, My Papi Has a Motorcycle, earned the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association Award, the Pura Belpré Illustration Honor Award, the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award, and many other recognitions.

Iliana Galvez is a queer Latinx illustrator, mother, and pug whisperer born and raised in the San Fernando Valley who is currently based in Houston. She started her Instagram page @GrowMija as a love letter to her baby sister, Chachis, to show her art that looked like her and to let her know how amazing she is.

Praise

ELOGIOS PARA MI PAPI TIENE UNA MOTO POR ISABEL QUINTERO
 
★ “Reconfortante”.
Booklist, reseña destacada
 
★ “Una carta de amor evocadora”.
Horn Book, reseña destacada
 
★ “El amor entre la niña y su padre es palpable, pero su conexión con su ciudad… es el corazón de la historia”.
Publishers Weekly, reseña destacada
 
★ “Una revelación”.
The New York Times, reseña destacada

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