Churro Stand: A Picture Book

From award-winning author-illustrator duo Karina N. Gonzálezand Krystal Quiles comes Churro Stand, a heartwarming picture book celebrating love, community, and the POP, SIZZLE, and CRUNCH of a perfect churro--inspired by the author's relationship with her own mother.

Everybody loves churros!

On a hot summer's day, Lucía and her brother accompany their mother to sell delicious, sugary churros on the bustling streets of New York City. But when a thunderstorm rolls in, and the customers are chased away, Lucía's mother must improvise with a little bit of magic and lots of amor.

Author: Karina N. González
Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
Published: 04/16/2024
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 10.26h x 9.23w x 0.42d
ISBN: 9781951836955

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.2
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 523553 / Churro Stand


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2024
Publishers Weekly 03/11/2024
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2024 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Karina N. González is a bilingual speech-language pathologist at an elementary school in Brooklyn, where she uses storytelling as a tool for language development with her students. She is also the author of The Coquies Still Sing, for which she received a Pura Belpré Author Honor.
Krystal Quiles is originally from the Bronx, now working as a freelance illustrator based in Brooklyn. She received a Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor for her work on The Coquies Still Sing.