Mama and Papa Have a Store multicultural After leading a merry chase

After leading a merry chase down the road

which is harder than it sounds

this beautiful bilingual board book follows Maya as she discovers all the colors in her world

one-thing-leads-to-another adventure

Mama and Papa Have a Store multicultural After leading a merry chaseA young girl describes what a typical day is like in her parents' Chinese store in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Recipient of a Pura Belpr Illustrator Award Honor in 2000. From the clip, clop of the milkman's mule in the early morning to the clacking of her father's abacus at night, a young girl brings us into her home, which is also her parents' store. Located in Guatemala City, the store is filled with the colorful textures of cloth, threads, buttons,