Doña Flor
Author: Pat Mora
Illustrator: Raul Colon
Genre: Fantasy
Awards: Pura Belpré Award
Grade Level: PK-3rd
Doña Flor's mother used to sing to her when she was younger and with each song that was sung Doña Flor would grow just a little bit more, she became a giant. The people in her village would make fun of her due to her height but the shortly began asking for favors. Everyone begins to respect her and every morning Doña Flor would make tortillas for the whole village. One day her neighbors hear a mountain lion nearby and because they are scared they choose to stay inside. Doña Flor tries to do things to convince them to feel safe to leave their homes but nothing works. She decides to go find the mountain lion and the one she finds is a small baby. She shows the other villagers that they are not in danger and then she guides them all back home.
This book could be used in a classroom as a tool to teach about respecting other people's unique characteristics because you never know when someone else's gift can help save you. I would also use this book to teach about how everyone should use their strengths to help others.
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