When We Love Someone We Sing to Them by Maya Christina Gonzalez

When We Love Someone We Sing to Them by Maya Christina Gonzalez

A reclamation of the Mexican serenata tradition, follow the story of a young boy who asks his father if there is a song for a boy who loves a boy. Como reapropiaci n de la serenata Mexicana, Cuando Amamos Cantamos cuenta la historia de un ni o que le pide a su padre que canten una canci n para un ni o que ama a otro ni o.

When We Love Someone We Sing to Them reframes a treasured cultural tradition to include LGBTQ experience. In this book, we learn about the Mexican tradition of singing to family and loved ones through one boy who naturally assumes the tradition includes him and his experience.

Watch a tradition expand as limitations are lifted to include everyone, all the way to remembering Xochipilli, the Mesoamerican deity of creativity, song, and dance.

A perfect book to bring tradition and inclusion into the conversation and support our LGBTQ young ones in knowing that they belong and always have, while providing pride in both our Mexican heritage and our LGBTQ culture and history as families.

A bilingual story with illustrations (English/Spanish)

Martü¾™†”¼nez, Ernesto Javier: - Ernesto Javier Martü¾™†”¼nez, PhD is a queer Chicano/Puerto Rican literary critic, educator, and writer. He is a tenured faculty member in the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of Oregon and an Executive Board member of the Association for Joterü¾™†”¼a Arts, Activism, and Scholarship (AJAAS). His work has received multiple recognitions, including a Lambda Literary Award in 2012. This is his debut children's book. www.ernestojaviermartinez.com Ernesto is also the founder of, The Femeniü¾Œ–˜¼os Project, a children's literature and narrative film initiative exploring the relationship between queer Latino/x youth and their familias. www.femeniü¾Œ–˜¼os.com

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ISBN 13	9781945289149
ISBN 10	1945289147
Title	When We Love Someone We Sing to Them
Author	Maya Christina Gonzalez
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Reflection Press
Year published	2018-10-11
Number of pages	40
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.