Illustrated by a Caldecott Honor artist, this moving tribute to the strength of family--no matter what its form--is the story of old Joseph, who finds a Mexican baby abandoned on a lonely L.A. street and vows to raise the child as his own. --from publisher
Themes
Genres: Fiction
Categories: Beautiful Life, Cross Group, Oppression & Resilience
Content: Bi/multilingual, Diverse Family, Economic Struggle
Settings: California, Northern America, United States of America
Ethnicity: Mexican, Unspecified
Gender: Boy/Man
Race/Culture: Black/African/African American, Brown-Skinned and/or Race Unspecified, Latinx/Hispanic/Latin American
Cross Group Sub: Central, Direct, Positive
Character Prominence: Joint Main, Secondary