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Silver Medalist for Bank Street College of Education's Best Spanish Language Picture Books of the Year Named one of Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2019 Named one of New York Public Library's Top Ten Los Mejores Libros para Peque os list Named one of New York Public Library's Best Books for Kids 2019

An ideal vehicle for readers to ponder and discuss their own identities.-- Kirkus (starred review)

Este resonante libro ilustrado cuenta la historia de una ni a a la que constantemente se le hace una pregunta simple que no tiene una respuesta simple. Un excelente tema de conversaci n en el hogar o en el aula: un libro para compartir, en el esp ritu de I Am Enough por Grace Byers y Keturah A. Bobo.

Cuando se le pregunta a una chica de d nde es, de d nde es realmente, ninguna de sus respuestas parece ser la correcta.

Sin estar segura de c mo responder, se dirige a su abuelo amoroso en busca de ayuda. l no le da la respuesta que ella espera. Le da una a n mejor.

De donde soy?

Eres de huracanes y tormentas oscuras,

y de una ranita cuyo canto llama a los isle os para que vuelvan a casa cuando el sol se va a dormir....

Con temas de autoaceptaci n, identidad y hogar, este poderoso y l rico libro de im genes resonar con lectores j venes y viejos, de todos los or genes y de todos los colores, especialmente cualquiera que haya sentido que no pertenecen.

Tambi n disponible en ingl s: Where Are You From?

Yamile (pronounced sha-MEE-lay) Saied Méndez was born and raised in Rosario, Argentina, in a family with roots from all over the world. She now lives in a small mountain town in the United States with her Puerto Rican husband, five multicultural kids, two bilingual dogs, and a herd of deer that love to eat her flowers. She's a graduate of the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Visit her at www.yamilesmendez.com.

Jaime Kim was born and raised in South Korea before moving to the United States when she was eighteen. Although she was a timid child who was afraid of just about everything, she discovered a sense of serenity in drawing. As a grown-up, Jaime has finally stopped being afraid of everything but has kept on drawing and painting. She works with gouache and acrylics to create nostalgic and dreamlike illustrations, inspired by childhood memories of her family, as well as movies, art, and the outside world. Her debut picture book, Take Heart, My Child by Ainsley Earhardt, was a #1 New York Times bestseller. Jaime is also the illustrator of Kate DiCamillo's La La La. Visit her at www.jaimekim.com.