but the Whole Book approach asks the youngest of readers to ponder all aspects of a picture book and to use their critical thinking skills

and wonderfully moving story

a woman named Dorothy helped her people find each other in the dark and celebrate themselves in the light

Written by biochemist Cara Florance

bringing chairs and milk crates and overturned pails

La Princesa and the Pea Cori Doerrfeld but the Whole Book approachThe Princess and the Pea gets a fresh twist in this charming retelling with Spanish sprinkled throughout, winner of the Pura Belpr Medal for Illustration. El prncipe knows this girl is the one for him, but, as usual, his mother doesnt agree. The queen has a secret test in mind to see if this girl is really a princesa, but the prince might just have a sneaky plan, too . . . Readers will be enchanted by this Latino twist on the classic story, and