Old Clothes for Dinner?!

Old Clothes for Dinner?! - Hardcover

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Old Clothes for Dinner?! - Hardcover

Old Clothes for Dinner?! - Hardcover

by Nathalie Alonso
$19.42
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Book Overview

by Nathalie Alonso (Author), Natalia Rojas Castro (Illustrator)

A 2025 Américas Book Award Commended Title

A 2024 New York Public Library Best Books for Kids

"Cleverly written and laugh-out-loud funny, this infinitely re-readable picture book is ripe with social-emotional learning opportunities around misunderstanding, as well as serving as a warm welcome into Cuban culture" - Barnes & Noble

Magaly loves 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! Now Magaly must hide the rest of her clothes before her family eats them up. A silly story of misunderstandings!
  • Endnotes feature other imaginative names of food around the world, facts about Cuba, Spanish vocabulary
  • Includes two delicious recipes for ropa vieja and arroz con leche.

Back Jacket

When abuela cooks a dish called ropa vieja, Magaly scrambles to hide her old clothes before they end up on her dinner plate!

Author Biography

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.
Number of Pages: 32
Dimensions: 0.32 x 10.79 x 8.66 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: March 12, 2024
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Old Clothes for Dinner?!
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 4.6
Point Value: 0.5
ISBN9798888590683
Author Nathalie Alonso
PublisherBarefoot Books
GenreChildren and Society & culture
FormatHardcover
PublishedMarch 2024
LanguageENG- English
Pages32
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceKids
Print SizeStandard Print

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