I Know the River Loves Me / Yo Sé Que El Río Me Ama
- Subject
- Science & Nature - Environment
- Age
- 3-5 years
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Pages
- 24
- Publisher
- Childrens Book Press (CA)
- Size
- 19.8 cm × 24.4 cm
- ISBN
- 9780892392360
Bilingual English/Spanish. Listen... Can you hear the river calling you? Rushing and bubbling, splashing or still, the river has so much to teach us.
Whenever Maya visits the river, the river jumps up to greet her. It cools her down when the summer sun is too hot, and holds her up when she dives in. It keeps her company in the quiet of winter. The river takes care of Maya and Maya takes care of the river.
In this gentle story of love and respect for nature, Maya Christina Gonzalez combines her award-winning talents as an artist and storyteller. Young readers will be inspired by the joy and wonder of being outdoors, and learn powerful lessons about their environment and themselves.
About the author
Maya GonzalezAuthor
Maya Gonzalez was an award-winning children's book artist, author, activist and progressive educator. Their work addresses systemic inequity in relation to race/ethnicity, sexism, and cissexism using children's books as radical agents of change and healing, both personally and culturally. Gonzalez co-founded Reflection Press, a POC, queer and trans owned independent publishing house that uses holistic, nature-based, and anti-oppression frameworks in their books and materials for kids and grown-ups. They were also the creator of the Gender Wheel, a tool to express the dynamic, infinite and inclusive reality of gender, and provides lectures and workshops to educators, parents and caregivers. They passed away in 2026.
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What reviewers said
"The author's love and respect for the natural beauty and rhythm of the river and how it sustains her through quiet and vibrant moods is vividly portrayed in both her words and paintings... Inspiring and peacefully thought-provoking."
"[A] lovely picture book."
"Gonzalez deftly describes, in English and Spanish, how the child feels connected with nature."
"This is a simple story that any young child can appreciate, and the illustrations are colorful and imaginative."
Américas Award - Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs
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