There is great texture and movement on each page in the sun-baked tones of the landscape. Colón uses his signature mix of watercolor washes, etching, and litho pencils for the art. The animals know where the gato is so she follows their advice and the situation is delightfully resolved. The action starts when a puma is heard howling in the vicinity the villagers are terrified and even Doña Flor can't find it. While at first kids teased the young and large Flor, she quickly became an asset to them, whisking them off to school when they were running late or making tortillas big enough to be used as rafts on the river. Doña Flor, a giant, is a benevolent presence in her pueblo. “A charming tall tale set in the American Southwest. “Mora's poetic text is sprinkled with Spanish words and phrases, and Colon's whimsical scratchboard art adds an uplifting tine to this satisfying tale.&rdquo- Book Links Pat Mora y Raul Colón colaboran nuevamente para traernos una tierna historia sobre una mujer gigante con un corazón muy grande.Įl último trabajo de Pat Mora y Raul Colón, TOMÁS Y LA SEÑORA DE LA BIBLIOTECA, fue galardonado con el premio Tomás Rivera. Pero cuál no será su sorpresa cuando descubre que tras semejante estruendo se esconde una pequeña criatura. Quiere proteger a sus queridos vecinos y con ayuda de sus amigos los animales, se dirige hacia la meseta más alta, en busca de la terrible fiera. Un día un tremendo aullido de animal proveniente de las afueras del pueblo asusta a todos, incluida a Doña Flor. A Doña Flor le encanta leer y con frecuencia puedes verla rodeada de niños que escuchan atentos las historias de sus libros. Deja que los niños utilicen las flores de su jardín como trompetas y las tortillas como balsas. Los vecinos la adoran y ella adora a sus vecinos. This time they present a heartwarming and humorous original tall tale-peppered with Spanish words and phrases about a giant lady with a great big heart.ĭoña Flor, una señora gigante, vive en un pueblo pequeñito. The creators of TOMÁS AND THE LIBRARY LADY, Pat Mora and Raul Colón, have once again joined together. Soon enough, though, the joke is on Flor and her friends, who come to rescue her, as she discovers the small secret behind that great big noise. She wants to protect her beloved neighbors, so with the help of her animal friends, she sets off for the highest mesa to find the creature. One day, all the villagers hear a terrifying noise: it sounds like a huge animal bellowing just outside their village. Flor loves to read, too, and she can often be found reading aloud to the children. Popular with her neighbors, she lets the children use her flowers as trumpets and her leftover tortillas as rafts. Knopf Books for Young Readers, illustrated by Raul Colónĭownload a hi-res jpeg of the book jacket.ĭoña Flor: Un Cuento de una Mujer Gigante con un Grande CorazónĪvailable as an e-book: For Kindle For Nookĭoña Flor is a giant lady who lives in a tiny village in the American Southwest. The Sunday Showdown will be highlighted by the star-studded Philracom/PCSO-sponsored Silver Cup which carries a total purse of P4 million.Įxpected to lead the charge in the 1,750-meter race where the winner banks a P2.4-million top prize are 2021 Philracom Chairman’s Cup champion Boss Emong (Dance City out of Chica Una) from the Edward Vincent Diokno stable and 2021 Commissioners’ Cup winner Super Swerte (Art Moderne out of Faster Tapper) owned by Leonardo “Sandy” Javier Jr.Īlso in the fold are 2020 Presidential Gold Cup winner Pangalusian Island of Wilbert Tan (Chancellor/Dimples) and back-to-back Sampaguita Stakes winner Princess Eowyn (Keep Laughing/Dona Carmela).Īlso in the race are the comebacking 2017 Presidential Gold Cup Dewey Boulevard, 2019 Juvenile champion Union Bell, recent Hopeful Stakes winners Gusto Mucho and King Tiger, 2019 Philracom Cup winner Wonderland, 2018 Philracom Cup winner Great Wall and Sprint winner Son Also Rises.Doña Flor: A Tall Tale About a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart Recent Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) 3-Year-Old Maiden Stakes winner Mommy Caring (Striding Ahead out of On A Mission) is favotred in the event which has a top prize of P300,000.Ĭhallenging her are stakes campaigners Arrabiata, Well Done, Roll Da Dice, Shanghai Silk, Kevlar, Tocque Bell and Luke Skywalker. THE Philippine Racing Commission (Philracom)-sponsored Philippine Sportswriters Association Cup rounds up three major events on Sunday at the San Lazaro Business and Leisure Park in Carmona, Cavite.
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