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Hairs @ Pelitos by Sandra Cisneros
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Hairs @ Pelitos

by Sandra Cisneros

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A girl describes how each person in the family has hair that looks and acts different, Papa's like a broom, Kiki's like fur, and Mama's with the sweet smell of bread before it's baked.
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Hairs/Pelitos by Sandra Cisneros

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This book is really nice because it depicts the differences among families. In this book the comparison of pelitos, which means hair in Spanish shows that even though family is related each and every member has their own respective feature. I really like this book because it approaches the concept of being unique very well. It also shows that we should not discriminate any type of quality that anyone has different. ( )
  CarlosY | Feb 10, 2022 |
Hairs/Pelitos is a book written in both English and Spanish. It was very descriptive as the little girl described her family’s hair texture. The author did an amazing job bringing me in as a reader. The young girl in the book described her mother so well as she elaborated on how she feels comfortable in her arms, smelling the scent of her hair. This is a great book to introduce diversity in your family from their hair. ( )
  RoshaBaptiste | Apr 26, 2019 |
The book is written in English and Spanish, teaching you another language as you read. People in families have different types of hair, and this book is exploring all the different types of hair. When the young girl in the book gets to her mother's hair she elaborates on it and goes into telling what it smells like, and how it feels when she hugs her. The author makes sure you know how much the little girl adores her mother by the illustrations and kind words. This is a great book to show students that everyone is different and have different hair types, even if they are in the same family. ( )
  Gsmith0930 | Dec 5, 2017 |
This book was about different types of hair. In my family, my sister has straight hair and I have really curly hair. I get my curly hair from my dad and my sister gets her straight hair from my mom. Just like the story, the hair in our family is different. This book was not only relatable to me, but it was also bilingual. The top of the page was the story in English, and the bottom of the page was the story in Spanish. ( )
  jherrera | Nov 2, 2017 |
I enjoyed reading this book for various reasons. The language was engaging, and really sparked my interest. The author used words that most people can visualize and get a better understanding for each type of hair. For example, the author writes about the mother’s hair and compares it to little rosettes. In addition to the language, the illustrations grasped my attention as well. The beautiful illustrations showed the different hair types and styles. For example, the pictures show swirls around the pages, that show the hairstyle that looks like little rosettes. This book is a bilingual book and has English and Spanish language on the same page. I like how this allows readers to read whichever language they are comfortable with. The deeper meaning of this book is the idea of family identity. The girl talks about the smells from her family that are very near and dear to her heart. ( )
  CarlyDeLauder | Feb 29, 2016 |
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Hairs/Pelitos is a bilingual children's book adapted from one of the vignettes in her novel The House on Mango Street. This is a separate work, and the two should not be combined.
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A girl describes how each person in the family has hair that looks and acts different, Papa's like a broom, Kiki's like fur, and Mama's with the sweet smell of bread before it's baked.

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