Read Out Loud ¡TOCAMOS! by Cynthia Weill 🎺🦜
🎺🦜 Join Cynthia Weill for Read Out Loud as she reads her new picture book, ¡TOCAMOS!, which teaches kids about musical instruments in English and Spanish. This special book is illustrated with whimsical little carved wooden animals from Oaxaca, Mexico. After she reads the book, Cynthia shares more about these beautiful, hand-painted pieces of Mexican folk art by Avelino Pérez.
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¡TOCAMOS!
About the Book
“This second work by the author of ABeCedarios follows its predecessor’s highly praised concept and design.”
— Kirkus
Young readers will delight in learning about a wide variety of musical instruments in English and Spanish through beautifully handcrafted sculptures from Oaxaca, Mexico.
Los lectores jóvenes se deleitarán aprendiendo sobre una amplia variedad de instrumentos musicales en inglés y español a través de bellas esculturas hechas a mano en Oaxaca, México.
📝 About Cynthia Weill
My books use folk arts from around the world to illustrate basic concepts for children. The current series employs handicrafts commissioned from artisans in Oaxaca and Puebla, Mexico to teach children the alphabet, opposites, colors, numbers, jobs and animal sounds in Spanish and English.
It takes two to four years to create all of the artwork. Each piece is hand made by artisanal families living in rural areas of the country. Because I end up spending so much time with the families, I’m invited to my fair share of weddings, baptisms, quinceañeras and other events. We get to know each other really well! The pieces are so unique that they are part of the permanent MesoAmerican collection at the Field Museum of Chicago.
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