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The Muéganos
author / illustrator: Jaque Jours
ages: 5+
48 pages 
20.3 x 27.9 cm
hardback
English
Transit Children's Editions

The Muéganos

  • A delectably sweet story about the unbreakable bonds of family.

     


    Meet the Muéganos: a family so close they’re stuck together like the traditional Mexican candy. Papá Muégano says it’s honey that holds them. Mamá says it’s love. The oldest, Julia, wouldn’t have it any other way.

    Sure, swimming isn’t always easy, and it wouldn’t hurt to have a little privacy, butthere’s always someone close by to help with homework, and there’s nothing like cuddlingup with your parents.

     

    Until the day the Muéganos take a trip to the museum,and Julia’s irrepressible curiosity causes an unexpected crack... Mamá wants to fix it. Papá tries to be more careful. But some things are just inevitable.

     

    In her picture book debut, Mexican author-illustrator Jaque Jours tells auniversal story about independence, growing up, and learning to let go.

     

     

    IN THE MEDIA

     

     

    ★ "A beautiful, poignant picture book about the bonds family share, no matter the distance. Clever and intricate… Together, the text and illustrations build up carefully to the climactic moment when the family separates and shows this does not mean there is any less love between them."—School Library Journal, starred review



    ★ "Packs an emotional wallop: a potent meditation on often complicated familial bonds, nascent individuality, and parental love… A marvelous portrait of the thrills and chills of leaving childhood."
    —Kirkus Reviews, starred review



    ★ "Jours examines a young rabbit's first steps toward independence in a tender solo debut... A humorous picture book that offers gentle insight into close bonds and needed change."—Publishers Weekly, starred review



    ★ "Through movingly empathetic text and enticingly offbeat art, Jaque Jours conveys in The Muéganos that a bit of separation isn't the same as wholesale rejection. Warmhearted and visually witty, subtle and resonant… An utter treat."—BookPage, starred review



    ★ "Unique, lively, and poignant... This candy-sweet story about family bonds is an excellent addition to every Spanish-language collection."—School Library Journal, starred review of Los Muéganos

     

     

    THE AUTHOR-ILLUSTRATOR

     

    Jaque Jours is a Mexican author and illustrator whose picture books capture the beauty of the mundane, transforming unnoticed moments into scenes worth picturing.
    This is her debut picture book as an author and illustrator.

     

     

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