Magaly enjoys the yummy Cuban food her abuela has been cooking since arriving from Havana, but when Magaly’s sweater goes missing, she discovers that Abuela is making ropa vieja for dinner. Old clothes for dinner? Yuck! Magaly needs to hide the rest of her clothes before her family eats them up. Educational endnotes feature other imaginative names of global foods, facts about Cuba, Spanish vocabulary, and two delicious recipes.

BIO

Nathalie Alonso is a Cuban American journalist and writer from Queens, New York. In addition to writing books for children, she has contributed to a myriad of newspapers, magazines, and websites. True to her Cuban roots, Nathalie is a huge baseball fan and has worked for Major League Baseball as a translator, producer, and reporter since 2006.

Natalia Rojas Castro is an illustrator based in Bogotá, Colombia, who works in various visual fields, including books, magazines, and advertising. She draws inspiration from her surroundings, observing passers-by in order to portray them with her style of seeing the world. When she is not drawing, she enjoys moments in the kitchen, preparing dessert recipes, and walking the streets of Bogotá.

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“Cleverly written and laugh-out-loud funny” -- Barnes & Noble

[P]  Barefoot Books  /  September 03, 2024

0.3" H x 10.5" L x 8.3" W (0.35 lbs) 32 pages

For ages 4 to 8