{"product_id":"somos-we-are-presale","title":"Somos \/ We Are - PRESALE!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\" style=\"color: rgb(184, 5, 5);\"\u003eNOTE: Somos \/ We Are is currently in production, with delivery scheduled for early November. You will recieve periodic updates and additional delivery details as they become available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eA bilingual love letter to Latine children ages 2-5, written by Nina D. Sánchez and illustrated by Addy Rivera Sonda. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eBooks made for bilingual children, not translated as an afterthought.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e“Se parece a mi familia.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt one of our bilingual book fairs on Chicago's Southwest Side, a mother stopped at a picture book. She pointed at an illustration and, with tears in her eyes, whispered:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003e“Se parece a mi familia. Nunca había visto algo así.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003e(This looks just like my family. I've never seen anything like this before.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI understood her completely.\u003cbr\u003eI never saw a family like mine in a book until I was 12 years old.\u003cbr\u003eThat is why we built ¡Viva! Los Libros.\u003cbr\u003eAnd it is why I wrote this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eWhy This Book, Why Now?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the fall of 2025, immigration raids swept through Chicago.\u003cbr\u003eIn Latine neighborhoods, streets that once hummed with life suddenly went quiet.\u003cbr\u003eI supported rapid response efforts during those weeks.\u003cbr\u003eWhat stayed with me most were the children.\u003cbr\u003eFrightened. Tearful. Carrying a weight no child should ever carry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eSOMOS \/ WE ARE is my answer to that silence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a bilingual board book for children ages 2–5.\u003cbr\u003eIt is a love letter and a poem written directly to Latine children.\u003cbr\u003eWritten in Spanish and English at the exact same time.\u003cbr\u003eNeither language is an echo of the other. Both are originals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePage after page, it tells our children what they most need to hear:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou are seen.\u003cbr\u003eYou are celebrated.\u003cbr\u003eBoth of your languages belong to you.\u003cbr\u003eYou are complete in all your glorious humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"¡Viva! Los Libros","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52874593829176,"sku":null,"price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/7238\/9688\/files\/CoverasPDF.png?v=1788008093","url":"https:\/\/vivaloslibros.com\/products\/somos-we-are-presale","provider":"¡Viva! Los Libros","version":"1.0","type":"link"}