Lulu and the Hunger Monster / Lulú Y El Monstruo del Hambre (Bilingual English/Spanish)

by Erik Talkin (Author) Sheryl Murray (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

Award-winning Lulu and the Hunger Monster is also available as a bilingual book in Spanish and English.

When Lulu's mother's van breaks down, money for food becomes tight and the Hunger Monster comes into their lives. Only visible to Lulu, Hunger Monster is a troublemaker who makes it hard for her to concentrate in school. How will Lulu help her mom and defeat the Monster when Lulu has promised never to speak the monster's name to anyone?

This realistic--and hopeful--book in Spanish and English builds awareness of the issue of childhood hunger, increases empathy for people who are food insecure, and demonstrates how anyone can help end hunger. Lulu and the Hunger Monster /Lulú y el Monstruo del Hambre empowers children to destigmatize the issue of hunger before the feeling turns into shame.

The author combines years of experience fighting hunger as a food bank CEO with an MFA in writing for young children to craft an honest story of how poverty and food insecurity can affect adults and their children. Lulu's story addresses the effects of hunger on learning and can be used in group settings to address social justice issues in an accessible and encouraging way.

Food Justice Books for Kids series

This series takes complex food justice issues--food insecurity, how food is marketed and sold, and food systems--and makes them kid-friendly and fun to read. In three separate but connected stories, Lulu, Jesse, and Frankie confront the Hunger Monster, Snack Food Genie, and Food Phantom. As they do, readers follow along and learn more about how each of us can take small steps toward greater food justice for everyone. A section at the back of each book offers children ways to further explore the story and make a difference in their own communities.

El galardonado Lulú y el monstruo del hambre también está disponible como libro bilingüe en español e inglés.


Cuando la camioneta de la madre de Lulu se avería, el dinero para comprar comida escasea y el Monstruo del Hambre llega a sus vidas. Solo visible para Lulu, Hunger Monster es un alborotador que le dificulta concentrarse en la escuela. ¿Cómo ayudará Lulu a su madre y derrotará al Monstruo cuando Lulu ha prometido nunca decir el nombre del monstruo a nadie?


Este libro realista (y esperanzador) en español e inglés crea conciencia sobre el problema del hambre infantil, aumenta la empatía por las personas que padecen inseguridad alimentaria y demuestra cómo cualquiera puede ayudar a acabar con el hambre. Lulú y el Monstruo del Hambre /Lulú y el Monstruo del Hambre empodera a los niños para desestigmatizar el problema del hambre antes de que el sentimiento se convierta en vergüenza.


El autor combina años de experiencia en la lucha contra el hambre como director ejecutivo de un banco de alimentos con una maestría en escritura para niños pequeños para elaborar una historia honesta sobre cómo la pobreza y la inseguridad alimentaria pueden afectar a los adultos y a sus hijos. La historia de Lulu aborda los efectos del hambre en el aprendizaje y puede utilizarse en entornos grupales para abordar cuestiones de justicia social de una manera accesible y alentadora.


Serie de libros sobre justicia alimentaria para niños.


Esta serie aborda cuestiones complejas de justicia alimentaria (inseguridad alimentaria, cómo se comercializan y venden los alimentos y sistemas alimentarios) y las hace aptas para niños y de lectura divertida. En tres historias separadas pero conectadas, Lulu, Jesse y Frankie se enfrentan al Monstruo del Hambre, al Genio de los Snack Food y al Fantasma de la Comida. Mientras lo hacen, los lectores lo siguen y aprenden más sobre cómo cada uno de nosotros puede dar pequeños pasos hacia una mayor justicia alimentaria para todos. Una sección al final de cada libro ofrece a los niños formas de explorar más a fondo la historia y marcar la diferencia en sus propias comunidades.


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Erik Talkin

Erik Talkin, CEO of the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, is a recognized innovator and leader in America's food bank network.

Previously, he was a board member of the California Association of Food Banks and sat on the National Advisory Council of Feeding America. Committed to helping people move from simple charity to building long-term food security, Erik authored Hunger into Health and has helped create innovative, national-award-winning children's nutrition education programs such as Healthy School Pantry and Kid's Farmers Market.

Erik is also a writer and filmmaker and has served as a principal in two production companies. His short film The Gallery, starring Helena Bonham Carter, was selected for the London Film Festival. He has won an International Television Association Award for writing and directing educational drama and his theatrical work has been produced on the London Fringe.

Erik lives in Santa Barbara, California.


Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781631987250
Lexile Measure
560
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Free Spirit Publishing
Publication date
September 20, 2022
Series
Food Justice Books for Kids
BISAC categories
JUV039220 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Values & Virtues
JUV039070 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Homelessness & Poverty
Library of Congress categories
Friendship
Picture books
Spanish language materials
Bilingual
Schools
Secrets
Hunger

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