A great book for families to enjoy together.Ĭorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: Poet Jorge Argueta sees beauty, magic and fun in everything around him - avocados are like green precious stones, salt falls like rain, cilantro looks like a little tree and the spoon that scoops the avocado from its skin is like a tractor.Īs in all the titles in this series, Guacamole conveys the pleasure of making something delicious to eat for people you really love. A little girl dons her apron, singing and dancing around the kitchen as she shows us what to do. This version of the recipe is easy to make, calling for just avocados, limes, cilantro and salt. Guacamole originated in Mexico with the Aztecs and has long been popular in North America, especially in recent years due to the many health benefits of avocados. Now available in paperback, Guacamole is the third title of Jorge Argueta's popular bilingual Cooking Poems series, celebrating the joys of preparing, eating and sharing food. Sada’s oil-and-digitally-modified illustrations artfully extend the words’ fanciful images of salt storms, lime-juice rivers, and avocados that are as valuable as “green precious stones.” In words and pictures, this memorable title shows how guacamole is a treat for the senses, and the imaginations, of families everywhere.Guacamole is the third title of Jorge Argueta's popular bilingual Cooking Poems series, celebrating the joys of preparing, eating and sharing food. From the slippery, delicious flesh of the avocado to the lime’s distinctive smell, the lines are filled with evocative, mouthwatering details that will capture even those children who have never created or tasted guacamole firsthand. Here a young girl dances her way through the kitchen, giving instructions as she makes the title’s savory Latin dish for her family. In this latest effort, following Bean Soup / Sopa de frijoles (2009) and Rice Pudding / Arroz con leche (2010), he once again tempts readers with a dual-language recipe that captures the poetry and music of cooking.
Argueta has won numerous awards, including the Américas Award for Latin American Literature and the Independent Publishers Book Award for Multicultural Fiction for Juveniles, for his bilingual English-Spanish titles for youth.
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