
Book
I Am La Chiva!: the Colorful Bus of the Andes
Hardcover – Picture Book, July 9, 2024
Karol Hernández
Penguin Young Readers Group · Hardcover · July 9, 2024
Reading lane: Caribbean & Latin American Stories
For fans of The Little Blue Truck , Red Truck and The Little Engine That Could , a rhyming ode to a colorful South American bus and the collective spirit of its people, from a debut author and the New York Times bestselling illustrator of Magical Yet This joyful and rhyming picture book follows the iconic bus, or chiva, as it navigates the rugged Andes mountains, celebrating the rich culture and landscape of Colombia that was so beautifully showcased in Disney’s Encanto.
At a Glance
Why This Clicks
Rhythm on the Road
A rhyming ride through Colombia’s Andes brings landscape and culture into a joyful picture-book journey.
Come here for
- A colorful South American bus with an unmistakable sense of place
- Rhyming storytelling and the collective spirit of its people
Expect
- A picture-book journey through rugged Andean mountains
- A joyful celebration of Colombia’s culture and landscape
Book Details
- Authors
- Karol Hernández
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- July 9, 2024
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Caribbean & Latin American Stories · US: Hispanic & Latino Stories
- Reading lane
- Caribbean & Latin American Stories
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Publisher Categories
Caribbean & Latin American Stories
Transportation / General
Stories in Verse
About This Book
For fans of The Little Blue Truck , Red Truck and The Little Engine That Could , a rhyming ode to a colorful South American bus and the collective spirit of its people, from a debut author and the New York Times bestselling illustrator of Magical Yet This joyful and rhyming picture book follows the iconic bus, or chiva, as it navigates the rugged Andes mountains, celebrating the rich culture and landscape of Colombia that was so beautifully showcased in Disney’s Encanto.
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