Besos de sol, abrazos de luna is a Spanish-English bilingual version of Sun Kisses, Moon Hugs, a beautiful picture book with a simple but powerful message: love lasts forever.
Lyrical writing and delightful illustrations provide perfect bedtime reading for any child. The book is also ideal for supporting children through grief, separation anxiety, divorce, illness, a parent's deployment, moving or other traumatic situations, by wrapping them in a warm and comforting emotional security blanket and opening a dialogue on the nature of love. Even when loved ones cannot be with us, we can feel their presence through our deep connections to the natural world.
Sun Kisses, Moon Hugs has received glowing testimonials from parents, librarians, social workers, teachers...and most importantly, kids.
Reading Besos de sol, abrazos de luna together is a wonderful way to introduce children to the joy of reading while simultaneously growing their proficiency in both Spanish and English. This is also a wonderful bridge book for dual-language households, and a way for families to stay connected across the miles. Parallel text written in both Spanish and English, accompanied by colorful and engaging illustrations, is ideal for English language learners and ESL or Spanish language immersion pre-school and primary classrooms.
Sun Kisses, Moon Hugs is a Gold Medal winner of the International Publishers Award, and a featured title in the LeVar Burton Kids / RIF Skybrary app.The book was also selected as a Child's Grief Awareness Day book-of-the-month, and three years in a row for Children's Multicultural Book Day.
