What My Grandmother Told Me

Written by: Maria Paz Eleizegui Weir Illustrated by: Mahala Urra WINNER, 2016 SKIPPING STONES AWARD for the Multicultural & International Books Category WINNER, 2016 NEW MEXICO-ARIZONA BOOK AWARDS for the Spanish Language Book Category What happens when you are “laki-sa-lola” and your grandmother peppers your upbringing with Spanish proverbs? Put them in a book, of course. Maria Paz Eleizegui Weir did just that with her new book Lo Que Mi Abuela Me Dijo/What My Grandmother Told Me: Practical Wisdom from Spanish Proverbs and Sayings. Ms. Weir, a Filipina who spent her young formative years with her abuelita (grandmother) in Malate in old Manila, learned that her abuelita’s oft-quoted proverbs, with their unique blend of sound and sense, were lessons of lasting value. After culling through her own memory as well as over a thousand Spanish proverbs, the author has come up with a delightful collection of 109 folk sayings that offer age-old wisdom on such topics as childhood, friend