Besos de sol, abrazos de luna - Susan Schaefer Bernardo
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Even before Covid we didn’t see our extended family very often. My children were born here in the US, but I was born in the UK, and grew up in France, and their father was born and raised in Mexico. Most of our extended families reside in Europe and Mexico, and trips abroad are not really financially feasible for most of us. So we have to come up with ways to ensure that our children maintain ties to our families, and to the cultures that we grew up in. Language and traditions are important parts of maintaining those ties, but so are ways to make our huge world seem smaller, which is exactly what Sun Kisses Moon Hugs does!
Written by Susan Schaefer Bernardo and illustrated by Courtenay Fletcher, Sun Kisses Moon Hugs/ Besos de sol, abrazos de luna is an English/Spanish bilingual picture book showing our children that however far apart we may be, our love for each other will never waver. Whenever we feel sad or lonely we can look up at the moon and know that those that we love are looking at the same moon. Whenever we feel upset or afraid we can look at the sun, and feel her warm rays surrounding us, and we can send those rays all over the world to those we love.
I loved this book, and so did my kids. It’s a great bedtime story book, especially for kids who have separation anxiety, and who have trouble falling asleep by themselves.
The illustrations are beautiful and feature a diverse collection of children, which is super important for us as a family, and important for all readers in general. Every child should be able to identify themselves in a book. I seriously just love the message in this book: we all live together in this world, and share our love via the sun that always shines above us no matter where we are, and via the moon that never fails to glow over us at night all at night.The authors have made some awesome activities available on their website that can be done in accompaniment with the book, and have also provided a special discount code for Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2021 - use MCBD20 at checkout when you purchase this, or any other of their books.
I was generously gifted this book in exchange for an honest review for Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2021. For more information on this awesome event, please see below!
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