The cot in the living room / Hilda Eunice Burgos ; illustrated by Gaby D'Alessandro.
Record details
- ISBN: 0593110471 : SAL
- ISBN: 9780593110478 : SAL
- ISBN: 9780593110478
- ISBN: 0593110471
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm
- Publisher: New York : Kokila, 2021.
Content descriptions
Summary, etc.: | A young Dominican American girl in New York City moves from jealousy to empathy as her parents babysit children whose families work the overnight shift in this picture book debut. Night after night, a young girl watches her mami set up a cot in the living room for guests in their Washington Heights apartment, like Raquel (who's boring) and Edgardo (who gets crumbs everywhere). She resents that they get the entire living room with a view of the George Washington Bridge, while all she gets is a tiny bedroom with a view of her sister (who snores). Until one night, no one comes, and it's finally her chance! But as it turns out, sleeping in the cot in the living room isn't all she thought it would be. A celebration of the ways a Dominican American community takes care of one another while showing young readers that sometimes the best way to be a better neighbor is by imagining how it feels to spend a night sleeping on someone else's pillow. |
Target Audience Note: | Ages 4-8. Kokila. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Empathy > Juvenile fiction. Envy > Juvenile fiction. Babysitting > Juvenile fiction. Dominican American children > New York (State) > New York > Juvenile fiction. |
Genre: | Picture books. Social problem fiction. Didactic fiction. |
Available copies
- 9 of 9 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Willimantic Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Willimantic Public Library | E BUR (Text) | 34036127093791 | Juvenile Picture Book | Available | - |
The Cot in the Living Room
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Summary
The Cot in the Living Room
A young Dominican American girl in New York City moves from jealousy to empathy as her parents babysit children whose families work overnight shifts in this honest and warm picture book debut. Night after night, a young girl watches her mami set up a cot in the living room for guests in their Washington Heights apartment, like Raquel (who's boring) and Edgardo (who gets crumbs everywhere). She resents that they get the entire living room with a view of the George Washington Bridge, while all she gets is a tiny bedroom with a view of her sister (who snores). Until one night when no one comes, and it's finally her chance! But as it turns out, sleeping on the cot in the living room isn't all she thought it would be. With charming text by Hilda Eunice Burgos and whimsical illustrations by Gaby D'Alessandro, The Cot in the Living Room is a celebration of the ways a Dominican American community takes care of one another while showing young readers that sometimes the best way to be a better neighbor is by imagining how it feels to spend a night sleeping on someone else's pillow.