Family Pictures: Cuadros De Familia - Tapa dura

Renowned artist Carmen Lomas Garza lovingly shares her memories of growing up in the town of Kingsville, Texas, and of her great dream of becoming an artist. Through warm, personal stories and vibrant paintings, young readers experience day-to-day life in a traditional Mexican-American community. Ages 5+.

Family Pictures is the story of Carmen Lomas Garza's girlhood: celebrating birthdays, making tamales, finding a hammerhead shark on the beach, picking cactus, going to a fair in Mexico, and confiding to her sister her dreams of becoming an artist. These day-to-day experiences are told through fourteen vignettes of art and a descriptive narrative, each focusing on a different aspect of traditional Mexican American culture. The English-Spanish text and vivid illustrations reflect the author's strong sense of family and community. For Mexican Americans, Carmen Lomas Garza offers a book that reflects their lives and traditions. For others, this work offers insights into a beautifully rich community.