Dona Flor

Dona FlorBy: Pat Mora Illustrator: Raul Coln Doa Flor is a giant lady who lives in a tiny village in the American Southwest. Popular with her neighbors, she lets the children use her flowers as trumpets and her leftover tortillas as rafts. Flor loves to read, too, and she can often be found reading aloud to the children. One day, all the villagers hear a terrifying noise: it sounds like a huge animal bellowing just outside their village. Everyone is afraid,

and A Whistle for Willie

all the Civil War dead–back to life

a force that segregates people into upper and lower realms

an impassioned cadre of local residents

and international dishes

2009年《歧路之屋》（House of Many Ways）入圍神話獎兒童文學項目

he finds himself in a Netherworld field

and the races with Danny Trevort

or a dangerous waterspout

In obsessive pursuit of victory

casting doubt

Winterberries and Apple Blossoms is a beautifully produced book