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Zara Gonzalez Hoang grew up in a little bungalow in the frozen tundra of Minnesota. great white North. Surrounded by snow she spent her days dreaming, doodling, and listening to the colorful stories of her dad's life growing up in Puerto Rico.These days, she lives outside DC with her family.
A wise and gentle lesson on making and helping friends. --Kirkus Brilliantly hued...This [book] will be helpful for compare-and-contrast discussions as well as conversations about moving from one country to another. --SLJ A lovely read for children experiencing displacement or changes in habitat...or are dealing with loneliness...Pair with Natalie Becher and Emily France's Krit's Dreams of Dragon Fruit and Kate McMullan's As Warm as the Sun. --Booklist This will particularly appeal to youngsters negotiating their own uprooting, and it may encourage audiences to look at their surroundings with fresh eyes. --BCCB A New Kind of Wild is the best kind of picture book...I love that I recognized Puerto Rico from page one...and I can't wait to proudly have this on our shelves. Zara Gonzalez Hoang is a dazzling new talent. --Cristina Russell, Books & Books, Coral Gables, Fla. via Shelf Awareness
