To prepare for his school’s Spanish spelling bee, a young boy asks his grandmother for help. There are words he still does not know how to spell. With this simple request, a door is opened for him to learn more about his grandmother’s story as she reveals how she was only allowed to speak English at school when she was a young girl. This story inspires him to study hard for the spelling bee so he can make his family proud. Inspired by the author’s memories of his grandmother’s stories told to him when he was a boy.

• ISBN: 9780823454464
• Author: Michael Genhart
• Illustrator: John Parra
• Published: 2023 , Neal Porter Books
• Themes: Culture, Family, School, Spanish Language, Spelling Bee
• Descriptors: Fiction, Latinx in US, Mexico, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), United States
• No. of pages: 40