Mami´s Magic Words

Gibberish meets Alma and How She Got Her Name in a celebration of language and how the words we use connect us with the people we love most! Words are like magia-magic! When her Spanish teacher asks the class to share the words that spark the most magic for them, Karena knows exactly what´s at the top of her list: ¡Poloché! But when she´s told that it´s not a real word, she´s thrown for a loop. Her mami said it just that morning, whispered under her breath like a spell to make every wrinkle in Karena´s shirt disappear. So begins her mission to prove that there is more to language than what can be found in a dictionary. After all, her mami´s words are full of love and memory-what could be more magical than that? Kiara Valdez´s singular text and Richy Sánchez Ayala´s vibrant illustrations celebrate the different ways that families keep language alive by bringing their own history and traditions to the table.