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Book SynopsisFrom a New York Times bestselling and Pura Belpré Honor–winning creator comes a heartwarming picture book celebrating essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic that’s also a lively, bilingual game of Veo, Veo (I Spy).Marisol’s mami is the best cook at Rosita’s Cafe! But now, the restaurant is closed. A bad virus—too easy to catch in small, crowded places—is going around.
Marisol, Pepito, and Mami still need to go out to bring Mami’s arroz con pollo to housebound Tía Olga and Cousin Johnny. As Marisol and Pepito watch the people working around the neighborhood, who their mother explains have
essential work, Marisol thinks of the perfect game to play:
Veo, veo… ¿Qué ves, Marisol? I spy…a trash collector. Essential work. Those bins were full! By the time they get home, Marisol has another idea: a way to show the people in her neighborhood that she sees them!
Trade Review"In
Veo, Veo, I See You, Lulú Delacre offers a heartfelt tribute to essential workers. Throughout the book, Marisol and her family gently guides us through their beautiful neighborhood, as pharmacists, bus drivers, plant workers, caregivers, and more unsung heroes of the frontlines are acknowledged in tender ways that show us—no matter how small we are—we all have the power to create change within our communities. After the difficult years we’ve endured, this book will elicit meaningful conversation to help us heal." -- Juana Medina, Pura Belpré Award-winning author of
Juana and Lucas "Readers join Marisol, younger brother Pepito, and their mother in a game of 'I Spy' around the neighborhood in this charming story. . . . Recommended for those building their collection of titles covering the COVID-19 pandemic, but this is also a wonderful choice for expanding bilingual titles on offer." *
School Library Journal *
"Lulu Delacre's palette, as always, is rich and vibrant. And how can cityscape perspectives be both lighthearted, cheerful, urban, colorful and dizzying…all at the same time? My eyes kept moving around each page: lots to see!” -- Henry Cole, award-winning author and illustrator of 150 books
"Delacre ingeniously sets up the game of Veo, Veo as a conversation between the siblings and Mami that alternates between English and Spanish, leveraging that back and forth to acknowledge the importance of each worker during the unprecedented pandemic lockdown." *
Kirkus Reviews *
“Collage-style art adds depth and texture to vibrant pages that portray a busy, largely brown-skinned community, offering readers much to find throughout. Alongside the gamified plot, the family’s own errands—taking food and medicine to loved ones, queuing at a food pantry for themselves and for others—underline themes of essential community care.” *
Publishers Weekly *
