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My Very Own Room/Mi propio cuartito

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Even though this is a picture book, it touches social issues such as immigration, poverty, "Blue chip" stamps, and a father the girl rarely sees because he works the whole day. What I like about this book is that the little girl never complained about her family. She just needed her own space, but she never hatred her relatives for steeling her privacy.

This is a beautiful book which portrays the social conditions of many families in a lot of countries, where they live in much reduced spaces and the money is not enough to build more rooms.

I also like the fact that the relatives and the family were together and had a great harmony. They helped the little girl to clean up the storage room, and to obtain donated furniture. I appreciate the author for emphasizing the girl's love for literature.

This is also a book that teaches about being happy even if the economic resources are limited.

My Very Own Room reminded me so much of my childhood. Being the baby of six I never had my own room, or privacy. One of my sisters was so desperate for her own room that she moved into the laundry room, this is very similar to the young lady in the book. The young lady loved her family and it was never about being away from family as much as it was about needed her own space, being the only girl.

The one thing that I was not a fan of was when it went into her getting a new lamp. I would have loved the book to be more about her and her family, not the lamp. I understand why the author went into needing stamps for the lamp, but the idea of needing family was sufficient enough.

This is a great book about learning to make the most of what you have. I think it also can show kids that no matter how little you have you always have family.

This beautifully illustrated picture book which is in both Spanish and English clearly and magically enthralls both children and adults alike. It shows the warmth of family life despite five brothers and one sister living in such close quarters and the ingenuity and generosity of the whole family making one little girl very happy. I loved it.

This book is a honor award reciever of the Tomas Rivera Award. The level of the book is probably around second to third grade. The author uses her own experience in a childs perspective. The themes include; family, learning, and helping. Children that are from large families can relate to the character's story. This book is also helpful because it is translated in both Spanish and English. I highly recommend!