Letters from Heaven / Cartas del cielo

A warm story of family and friendship, Letters from Heaven / Cartas del cielo celebrates Latino traditions, especially those of the Spanish Caribbean. Celeste is heartbroken when her grandmother dies. But everything changes when a letter mysteriously comes in the mail—from Grandma! As letters continue to arrive from the beyond, each with a recipe of a favorite food her grand­mother used to prepare, Celeste consoles herself by learning how to cook the dishes. According to Kirkus Reviews, it is “a tender depiction of a child’s acceptance of the death of a beloved grandmother and the cultural importance of traditional foods.” A warm story of family and friendship, Letters from Heaven / Cartas del cielo celebrates Latino traditions, especially those of the Spanish Caribbean. Celeste is heartbroken when her grandmother dies. But everything changes when a letter mysteriously comes in the mail—from Grandma! As letters continue to arrive from the beyond, each with a recipe of a favorite food her grand­mother used to prepare, Celeste consoles herself by learning how to cook the dishes. According to Kirkus Reviews, it is “a tender depiction of a child’s acceptance of the death of a beloved grandmother and the cultural importance of traditional foods.” - See more at: https://artepublicopress.com/blog/the-stars-are-big-bright-and-bilingual-in-tejas-2/#sthash.A4mJ3NAh.dpuf