Abuelita and I Make Flan

Author

Adriana Hernández Bergstrom

Illustrator

Adriana Hernández Bergstrom

Publication Date

August 09, 2022

Genre / Grade Band

Fiction / 2^nd − 3^rd

Hardcover

Description

Anita loves to bake with her abuela, especially when they are using her grandmother's special recipes for Cuban desserts like flan!

Anita is making flan for Abuelo's birthday, but when she accidentally breaks Abuelita's treasured flan serving plate from Cuba, she struggles with what to do. Anita knows it's right to tell the truth, but what if Abuelita gets upset? Worried that she has already ruined the day, Anita tries to be the best helper. After cooking the flan, they need a serving dish! Anita comes up with a wonderful solution.

Complete with a glossary of Spanish terms and a traditional recipe for flan, Abuelita and I Make Flan is a delicious celebration of food, culture, and family.

Publication date

August 09, 2022

Classification

Fiction

Page Count

ISBN-13

9781623542658

Lexile Measure

550

Guided Reading Level

Publisher

Charlesbridge Publishing

Series

BISAC categories

Library of Congress categories

Grandmothers
Grandparent and child
Desserts
Cooking
Cuban Americans

Kirkus

A tale as sweet as flan.

School Library Journal

Anita helps Abuelita make a special flan for Abuelo's birthday in this lovely picture book filled with family and love. Anita is Abuelita's special helper, and as they prepare to make flan, Anita grabs the special glass plate that it will go on, but it falls to the ground and shatters. While they make the flan, the grandmother shares special stories and remembers her time in Cuba. The flan is almost done, and Anita must confess the plate is broken--but Abuelita knows just what to say. Sweet, expressive illustrations welcome young readers to join Anita and her family in their cozy home full of love and memories. The concise text sprinkled with Spanish words perfectly conveys Anita's thoughts and feelings, and the conversations between family members are full of love and support. A recipe for cheese flan, page of translations, and photos of the author's family accompany the text.

VERDICT A warm celebration of family and traditions, this title is a wonderful addition to picture book collections for children. Selenia Paz

Adriana Hernández Bergstrom

Adriana Hernández Bergstrom is a Cuban American mixed-media illustrator who loves creating charming characters, cheerful paintings, and sweet imagery for kids and kids at heart. She studied industrial design at Rhode Island School of Design and printmaking and theater production at the University of Miami. Adriana loves literacy and languages and speaks English, Spanish, and German. Her debut picture book as author-illustrator, Abuelita and I Make Flan, will be published by Charlesbridge in 2022.

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