{"product_id":"lets-go-see-papza-9781773067919","title":"Let's Go See Papá!","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe little girl in this story likes Sundays best of all -- it's the day her father calls. She hasn't seen him for over a year because he works far away across the ocean in the United States. She writes in her notebook every day, keeping a record of everything that happens to share with him when she finally sees him again. Then one Sunday her father asks if she and her mother would like to join him, and she's surprised by her mixed feelings. It means leaving her grandmother, her friends ... and her dog, Kika, behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a powerful story from a young child's perspective about what it's like to have an absent parent and to have to leave your home, country and those you love for a new life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchimel, Lawrence:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLAWRENCE SCHIMEL\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in New York in 1971. He graduated from Yale and now lives in Madrid, Spain. He writes in both Spanish and English, and has published over one hundred books in many different genres -- poetry, fiction, essays, comics -- for children and adults. His writing has been translated into over thirty languages, and he has won the Lambda Literary Award, among many other honors. His books \u003cem\u003e¿Lees un libro conmigo?\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIgual que ellos \/ Just Like Them\u003c\/em\u003e were both selected as one of IBBY's Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities, and \u003cem\u003eNo hay nada como el original\u003c\/em\u003e was a White Ravens selection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRivera, Alba:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Alba Marina Rivera is an award-winning illustrator who lives in Barcelona, Spain.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmado, Elisa:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eELISA AMADO\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Guatemalan-born author and translator. She has written \u003cem\u003eMy Friend (Mi amiga)\u003c\/em\u003e, illustrated by Alfonso Ruano; \u003cem\u003eUn Barrilete para el Día de los Muertos \/ Barrilete: A Kite for the Day of the Dead\u003c\/em\u003e;\u003cem\u003e Cousins (Primas)\u003c\/em\u003e, illustrated by Luis Garay; \u003cem\u003eTricycle (El triciclo)\u003c\/em\u003e, illustrated by Alfonso Ruano, which is on the Américas Award Commended List and is a USBBY Outstanding International Book; and \u003cem\u003eWhat Are You Doing? \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eWhy Are You Doing That?\u003c\/em\u003e, both illustrated by Manuel Monroy. She lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Groundwood Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50862073282834,"sku":"9781773067919","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d4d3bee0-84cf-4103-a3b5-080fcc5abdc6.jpg?v=1737612044","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lets-go-see-papza-9781773067919","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}