{"product_id":"lolos-sari-sari-store-9781534494473","title":"Lolo's Sari-Sari Store","description":"\u003cb\u003eA little girl holds lessons learned in her grandfather's sari-sari store close while adjusting to a new home in this sweet picture book about the joy of community, connection, and Filipino culture.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor one girl, summers used to mean helping Lolo run his sari-sari store, which was always brimming with goods for the neighborhood: shampoo packets for Ate Jane, rice and eggs for Tonton, and a sympathetic ear for anyone who needed it. \"Sari-sari means a good variety--just look around and you'll see. What help can you give your community?\" Lolo would say, as he filled his shelves with what people would need. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow that she's far from the Philippines, she misses Lolo and the friendly faces that surrounded his sari-sari store. But when she remembers her grandfather's words, her heart keeps Lolo close, and she starts to see opportunities for connection and community in her new home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSophia N. Lee grew up in the Philippines. She wanted to be many things growing up: doctor, teacher, ballerina, ninja, crime-fighting international spy, wizard, time traveler, journalist, and lawyer. She likes to think she can be all these things and more through writing. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eSoaring Saturdays\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWhat Things Mean\u003c\/i\u003e, which won a Scholastic Asian Book Award's grand prize; \u003ci\u003eHolding On\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eLolo's Sari-sari Store\u003c\/i\u003e. Learn more about her at SophiaLeeWrites.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChristine Almeda is a Filipino American freelance illustrator and lover of sunshine from New Jersey. \u003ci\u003eLolo's Sari-sari Store\u003c\/i\u003e is her first picture book. Christine believes that, through the power of creativity and storytelling, art can make life more beautiful. Visit her at ChristineAlmeda.com or @EyChristine.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atheneum Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50593995456786,"sku":"9781534494473","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f52a2024-7bd1-4379-a24f-dc629f954dab.jpg?v=1732124968","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lolos-sari-sari-store-9781534494473","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}