Book description
Abuelita teaches Carmencita that you canât rush mango-eating: it takes five steps to appreciate the gift and feel the love.
Carmencita doesnât want to help Abuelita pick mangoes; she doesnât even like them! Theyâre messy, they get stuck in her teeth, and itâs a chore to throw out the rottenâŠ
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Why read it?
1 author picked How to Eat a Mango as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I love mangos. I love to eat them, and I love them in smoothies! So, I was immediately drawn to this book. I found it to be beautiful and evocative. My own grandmother used to tell me about all the different fruits they ate in Cuba but she only told me the Spanish names for them as she said they didnât exist in the US.Â
I love how the abuelita shows her granddaughterâwho insists she doesnât like mangosâall that the mango brings us and that we must remember to be thankful. I really love this lesson of how we haveâŠ
From Ismée's list on picture books for grandparents to read to grandkids.
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