Geïnspireerd door het opvoeden van haar meertalige kinderen, creëert Talia Aikens-Nunez multiculturele kinderboeken die diversiteit vieren. Haar schrijven weerspiegelt een diepe waardering voor de natuur, een passie die haar familieleven en haar verhalen beïnvloedt. Met haar boeken wil ze jonge lezers verbinden met verschillende culturen en de wonderen van de natuurlijke wereld. Haar werk belichaamt een harmonieuze mix van familie, cultuur en milieu, wat zorgt voor verrijkende leeservaringen.
Fifth-grade witch April Appleton can't believe her eyes: a boy just made a large tree branch fall on her dad's car in the middle of the night! When she gets to school, the mayhem continues, the heat is cranked way up, birds are flying through the hallways and there's a boy standing in the corner quietly observing all of it. While her friends try to help, April trust in the magical powers of herself and others to make things normal again.
This playful story celebrates the joy of a refreshing nap--while introducing some simple Spanish vocabulary. Young children are busy all day long--running and climbing, looking and laughing--and in the middle of a full day of fun, there's nothing like taking a break for a small nap. This is the time of day to have a little dream--sueñito--that gives the afternoon some added sweetness. Look at me RUN. Mis pies go fast! Look at me READ. Mis ojos explore! Kids will soon be chiming in with the Spanish words for their body parts, as they wind down and get ready for that refreshing nap. And they will love poring through the pages of toddlers at play in an imaginary multicolored world that is full of happiness, setting the stage for their dreams.