Doña Esmeralda, Who Ate Everything
What's This Book About
A silly, laugh-out-loud read-aloud picture book debut from #1 New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz!Once upon a time, in the middle of a group of seven thousand happy islands named after King Philip of Spain, there lived a lady named Doña Esmeralda.She had a big bouffant hairdo and was much smaller than you.And she was always hungry…And so begins the wickedly hilarious tale of one very old, but very stylish little lady who loves to eat, but can only find the ooey, gooey, mushy, smelly leftovers of naughty children to nosh on. But what happens when Doña Esmeralda finds out about all the tasty treats that children do eat? Hold on to your hairdos as Esmeralda eats everything in sight in a cumulative read-aloud inspired by stories from author Melissa de la Cruz’s childhood in the Philippines!
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Primo Gallanosa is an author and illustrator for children’s picture books. He previously worked as an artist for video games, and created and co-owns an award-winning kids app called Pocket Worlds. He has lived in Southern California all his life and attended the prestigious art school CalArts. When Primo isn’t drawing, you can find him playing video games, reading a book, or surfing. He lives in Los Angeles with his amazing author wife, Marie Lu, and two adorable pups. Hey, Who Made This Mess? is his debut children’s picture book.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781338751611
- Publication Date
- August 16, 2022
- Publisher
- Orchard Books
- Page Count
- 40
- Reading Age
- 4 - 8 years
- Est. Lexile® Level
- ~401L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~L
- ATOS® Book Level
- 2.8
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 517928
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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