A farm, a family, and a lesson in respect
Set in the vibrant countryside of Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, in the 1980s — a story about a Sunday visit, and the blessing that comes before anything else.
Set in the vibrant countryside of Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, during the 1980s, this realistic-fiction story invites young readers onto a family farm filled with love, life, and lessons that last a lifetime.
After Edward’s grandparents purchased the land while living in Glen Cove, Long Island, the family relocated to Puerto Rico and began the rewarding work of building a farm together — raising animals, planting crops, and nurturing traditions. Readers follow young Ana on a Sunday visit to her Abuela Grande and her Abuela Chiquita, where the very first thing she does, before anything else, is ask for their blessing.
“Growing up on that farm taught me one of life’s most valuable lessons: respect for our elders.”
Through warm, fully-illustrated spreads — and text presented side-by-side in Spanish and English — Abuela Grande y Abuela Chiquita reintroduces that timeless value to today’s generation of children, reminding every family that showing respect is the root of strong bonds and lasting love.
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Las Piedras, Puerto Rico
Every illustration in this book is drawn from a real place. After Edward’s grandparents left Glen Cove, Long Island, they built this farm from nothing — raising animals, planting crops, and starting a tradition that is still alive today. The mango trees, the hens, the Sunday blessing at the door: all of it really happened, and still does.