Dear Primo: A Letter to my Cousin By Duncan Tonatiuh
About Book Title: Dear Primo: A Letter to my Cousin Author & Illustrator: Duncan Tonatiuh Genre: Realistic Fiction, Multicultural Major Book Awards: 2011 Pura Belpre award Recommended Age Range: 5 to 7 Appropriate Grade Levels: Kinder to 2nd grade Summary This book talks about Charlie and Carlitos, cousins living in two different countries writing letters to one another. Charlie lives in America, while Carltio lives in Mexico. Within their letters, they both tell each other about their days, the foods they eat, the sports they play, and the traditions celebrated in both countries. Although what they write are about different things, they both had the same idea at the same time. And that was to visit each other. Teacher Evaluation This was a pretty interesting book to read. I love the letter format, where it flows from Charlie to Carlitos and vice versa. The illustrations were nice and the colors blends in well together. It was also great to see the in...