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Kids race across the grass,
swooping like kites over an emerald sea.
No one notices
how fast I can spin my wheels.
Will I ever catch up?
Will they ever see me?
At his new school or on the soccer field, all everyone wants to know is
why Tomasito is in a wheelchair. His Papi gives Tomasito a new pet to
make him smile, but this bird is a little bitþdifferent from the rest.
Can Tomasito's featherless friend teach him that there's more than one
way to fly? Can the cheers Tomasito hears on the sidelines ever be for
him?
Award-winning author and poet Juan Felipe Herrera scores yet again with
this sparkling story of friendship and self-empowerment. The brilliant
acrylic paintings by Ernesto Cuevas, Jr., burst off the page with sheer
joy.
Juan Felipe Herrera is a nationally renowned Mexican American poet, playwright,
essayist, and teacher. His first children's book, Calling
the Doves, won the prestigious Ezra Jack Keats Award for New
Writers. Another book, The Upside Down Boy,
has been adapted into a musical for young audiences and had its world
premiere in New York in January of 2004. He currently teaches at California
State University, Fresno.
Ernesto Cuevas, Jr. grew to love the arts through his experiences in the
fields with his parents, who were migrant farmworkers. His vivid paintings
represent a deep understanding and love for his Mexican American culture
and history. A talented fine artist and founder of his own graphic design
firm, Ernesto makes his debut as a children's book illustrator with Featherless/Desplumado.
He lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Full-color illustrations 
