My Diary from Here to There/ Mi diario de aquí hasta allá (2002)
Amada Irma Perez
Illustrated by Maya Christina González
The vibrant oil paintings in My Diary from Here to There complement Perez’s vivid autobiographical account of her experience immigrating to the U.S. from Juárez, México. The text is rich with introspective details about the author’s hesitancies about moving, a change that children from a variety of backgrounds will relate to. Common themes like temporary separation from family members, fears about learning a new language, as well as the reassuring details like how the landscape looks “exactly the same on both sides” provide important discussion points.
Illustrations by Maya Christina González offer children a view of people with brown skin tones portrayed in a modern way that they will find easy to relate to. González’s growing body of work offers glimpses into worlds that Latino children will understand.
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