{"product_id":"la-casita-de-esperanza","title":"La Casita de Esperanza","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen Esperanza and her family arrive in the United States from Cuba, they buy a little house, una casita. It may be small, but they soon prove that there\u0026amp;rsquo;s room enough to share with a whole community.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u0026amp;ldquo;It was a little house. Una casita . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt was small.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt smelled like old wet socks. . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBut even though they were far from home,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe family was together.\u0026amp;rdquo;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Esperanza and her family settle into their new house, they all do their part to make it a home, working multiple jobs and doing chores to pitch in. When Mami\u0026amp;rsquo;s sister Conchita comes to stay with them, she helps other families by taking care of their children during the day. Together they turn the house into a place where other new immigrants can help one another and feel accepted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEsperanza is always the first to welcome them, making sure that la casita offers a home for those who don\u0026amp;rsquo;t have a place to go. It\u0026amp;rsquo;s a safe place in a new land.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTerry Catasus Jennings first came from Cuba to the U.S. in 1961, when she was twelve years old. With \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eUna Casita de Esperanza\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, she tells an inspiring, semi-autobiographical story of how immigrants can help each other find their footing in a new country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn English edition, \u003ci\u003eThe Little House of Hope\u003c\/i\u003e, is also available.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Bank Street Best Children's Picture Book of the Year in Spanish\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUna selecci\u0026amp;oacute;n del Junior Library Guild\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA New York Public Library Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press","offers":[{"title":"US - Hardback","offer_id":49727704989923,"sku":"DTRCWUS-9780823452033","price":118.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1778\/4925\/files\/9780823452033.jpg?v=1789290844","url":"https:\/\/buybookbook.com\/zh-mo\/products\/la-casita-de-esperanza","provider":"買書書 BuyBookBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}