Balam & Lluvia's House: Poems
Meet Balam, a boy who could be a cat. Meet Lluvia, a girl who could be the dawn. Balam and Lluvia are siblings who catch fireflies, bid farewell to their pet fish in the bathroom, and wait for Ratón Pérez to collect their teeth.

In Balam and Lluvia''s House, the secret tastes and sounds of the everyday are waiting to be found. From the smell of crushed laurel leaves to the whispers of the peach tree in their back garden, every day is a day of discovery. Full of lively and reflective poems, this book invites the reader to run alongside Balam and Lluvia captivated by the world that surrounds them.

Lawrence Schimel’s translation brings the work of acclaimed Guatemalan author and playwright Julio Serrano Echeverría into English for the first time.

Shortlisted for the CLiPPA Poetry Award and The Week Junior Book Awards 2024.

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Balam & Lluvia's House: Poems
Meet Balam, a boy who could be a cat. Meet Lluvia, a girl who could be the dawn. Balam and Lluvia are siblings who catch fireflies, bid farewell to their pet fish in the bathroom, and wait for Ratón Pérez to collect their teeth.

In Balam and Lluvia''s House, the secret tastes and sounds of the everyday are waiting to be found. From the smell of crushed laurel leaves to the whispers of the peach tree in their back garden, every day is a day of discovery. Full of lively and reflective poems, this book invites the reader to run alongside Balam and Lluvia captivated by the world that surrounds them.

Lawrence Schimel’s translation brings the work of acclaimed Guatemalan author and playwright Julio Serrano Echeverría into English for the first time.

Shortlisted for the CLiPPA Poetry Award and The Week Junior Book Awards 2024.

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Balam & Lluvia's House: Poems

Balam & Lluvia's House: Poems

Balam & Lluvia's House: Poems

Balam & Lluvia's House: Poems

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Overview

Meet Balam, a boy who could be a cat. Meet Lluvia, a girl who could be the dawn. Balam and Lluvia are siblings who catch fireflies, bid farewell to their pet fish in the bathroom, and wait for Ratón Pérez to collect their teeth.

In Balam and Lluvia''s House, the secret tastes and sounds of the everyday are waiting to be found. From the smell of crushed laurel leaves to the whispers of the peach tree in their back garden, every day is a day of discovery. Full of lively and reflective poems, this book invites the reader to run alongside Balam and Lluvia captivated by the world that surrounds them.

Lawrence Schimel’s translation brings the work of acclaimed Guatemalan author and playwright Julio Serrano Echeverría into English for the first time.

Shortlisted for the CLiPPA Poetry Award and The Week Junior Book Awards 2024.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781915628114
Publisher: The Emma Press
Publication date: 07/20/2023
Series: The Emma Press Children's Poetry Books
Pages: 32
Product dimensions: 8.46(w) x 9.37(h) x 0.94(d)
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