In My Family
Carmen Lomas Garza’s second collection of stories and paintings.
32 pages • Ages 6 and up
10” x 8 ½”
Paperback ISBN: 978-0-89239-163-9
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-89239-138-7
Carmen Lomas Garza takes us once again to her hometown in Kingsville, Texas, near the border with Mexico. Through her vibrant paintings and personal stories, Carmen brings to life more loving memories of growing up in a traditional Mexican American community: eating empanadas, witnessing the blessing on her cousin's wedding day, and dancing to the conjunto band at the neighborhood restaurant. If you loved her first book, Family Pictures, you'll love sharing more of the stories and images that remain so vividly in Carmen's memory, and that have influenced so much of her art. In My Family is the author's second book of family pictures, a continuing tribute to the loving family and community that shaped her childhood—and her life.
