Verdú, Irene. Letter, The. Verònica Aranda, Illus. Translated from the Spanish by Luisana Duarte Armendáriz. Charlesbridge, 09/2024. [36]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-481-2. GRADES Kindergarten–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL.
When a letter goes astray in a rainstorm, the wind picks it up and drops it down the fireplace flue where it lands on the head of a sourpuss cat. Having no friends, the cat is thrilled when he opens the letter and it says “I love you.” He searches the barnyard, helping other creatures and hoping one of them sent the letter. But none of them thanks him, until the book comes to a happy ending. The illustrations were created digitally, in saturated colors including black, yellow, green, blue, brown, red, and gray. The author and illustrator are from Spain and the book was originally published in 2022.
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