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Esteban de Luna, Baby Rescuer / Esteban de Luna, Rescatador de Bebes!

Gabriela Baeza Ventura

3.6/5 ( ratings)

It's a bird...it's a plane..it's Esteban de Luna!

With whimsical illustrations by Alex Pardo DeLange, Larissa M. Mercado-López's first bilingual picture book, Esteban De Luna, Baby Rescuer! | Esteban de Luna, ¡rescatador de bebés, features a kind and compassionate boy who learns how to be a superhero in an unexpected way.

Esteban wears his green cape every day. He wears it to breakfast. He wears it to the park. He even wears it to the grocery story. The only problems is that it doesn't do anything. It doesn't help him fly or become invisible. He decides to sell it.

Just then his mother tells him they're going to the park, so Esteban puts his cape back on. At the park, he sees a baby doll on the swings. Suddenly a story blows in, and Esteban's mom calls him to run home. If Esteban leaves the doll, it will get wet and dirty. So he wraps the doll in his cape and ties it back on. "Don't worry, baby! I'll save you!"

On the way home, he jumps over puddles and walks under awnings to keep the baby dry. At home, he wears the doll in his cape as he plays and does his chores. That night -- with the baby clean and dry -- the boy feels like a super hero. He will not sell his cape after all. "From now on, I am Esteban de Luna, Baby Rescuer!"

This charming bilingual picture book for children ages 4-8 will generate dialogue about what it means to be a boy while broadening the definition of masculinity to include tenderness and caring.

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Pinata Books

Release: May 31, 2017

ISBN: 1558858474

ISBN 13: 9781558858473

Esteban de Luna, Baby Rescuer / Esteban de Luna, Rescatador de Bebes!

Gabriela Baeza Ventura

3.6/5 ( ratings)

It's a bird...it's a plane..it's Esteban de Luna!

With whimsical illustrations by Alex Pardo DeLange, Larissa M. Mercado-López's first bilingual picture book, Esteban De Luna, Baby Rescuer! | Esteban de Luna, ¡rescatador de bebés, features a kind and compassionate boy who learns how to be a superhero in an unexpected way.

Esteban wears his green cape every day. He wears it to breakfast. He wears it to the park. He even wears it to the grocery story. The only problems is that it doesn't do anything. It doesn't help him fly or become invisible. He decides to sell it.

Just then his mother tells him they're going to the park, so Esteban puts his cape back on. At the park, he sees a baby doll on the swings. Suddenly a story blows in, and Esteban's mom calls him to run home. If Esteban leaves the doll, it will get wet and dirty. So he wraps the doll in his cape and ties it back on. "Don't worry, baby! I'll save you!"

On the way home, he jumps over puddles and walks under awnings to keep the baby dry. At home, he wears the doll in his cape as he plays and does his chores. That night -- with the baby clean and dry -- the boy feels like a super hero. He will not sell his cape after all. "From now on, I am Esteban de Luna, Baby Rescuer!"

This charming bilingual picture book for children ages 4-8 will generate dialogue about what it means to be a boy while broadening the definition of masculinity to include tenderness and caring.

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Pinata Books

Release: May 31, 2017

ISBN: 1558858474

ISBN 13: 9781558858473

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