Catalina Incognito
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$557
Picture Book · Ages 6–9 · 2022

Catalina Incognito

Written by Jennifer Torres · Illustrated by Gladys Jose

Part of the Catalina Incognito series

A magical sewing kit helps a girl catch a library thief.

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128 pages
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Catalina Castaneda, a perfectionist at heart, receives a magical sewing kit from her glamorous Tía Abuela. When rhinestones vanish from a famous costume at the library, Catalina must use her newfound magic to create disguises and catch the thief. But with magic only as strong as her stitches, will her impatience unravel her plans?

From the publisher

One Day at a Time meets Mindy Kim in this first book in a charming new chapter book series about Catalina Castaneda, a Mexican American girl with a magical sewing kit! Catalina Castaneda is not persnickety, even though that’s what her parents and sister, Coco, like to think. Catalina just likes things the way she likes them–perfect. That’s why it’s very hard to hide her disappointment when her glamorous Tía Abuela, a famous telenovela actress, gives her an old sewing kit for her eighth birthday. However, Catalina soon discovers the sewing kit isn’t as boring as she thinks–it’s magic, turning ordinary clothing into magical disguises. When Tía Abuela’s most famous costume has rhinestones stolen from it where it’s being displayed at the local library, Catalina gets to work on creating the perfect disfraz (disguise) to track down the thief. But, as Tía Abuela warned her, the magic is only as strong as her stiches, and Catalina doesn’t always have the patience for practice…

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
128
Reading age
6–9
Audience
Transitional Reader
Lexile
580L
Themes & topics
Books about auntsBooks about magicBooks about perseveranceBooks about stealingBooks about family
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~3.8
F&P level
~O
Publication
Published
March 22, 2022
Publisher
Aladdin
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781534482784

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