Sari-Sari Summers

In this love letter to the Philippines (and to grandmothers), a young girl comes up with a brilliantly delicious way to attract customers after a heat wave leaves her lolas store empty.

Nora loves spending summers with Lola at her sari-sari store, a treasure trove filled with everything you could need, from hair accessories to toys, creamy yema to sour tamarind candy. And this year, Nora is big enough to help her grandmother. But when a heat wave strikes and no one comes to the store, Nora worries that she wont get to spend the rest of the summer with her lolauntil she gets a sweet idea. After all, the mangoes on the tree outside are finally ripe, and with a bit of measuring, mixing, and a good deal of tasting, Nora and Lola have a refreshing way to bring people togetherand to the sari-sari store. With soft, heartfelt illustrations, Lynnor Bontigaos endearing picture bookfeaturing a recipe for making mango ice candy like Norasis an ode to ingenuity and to intergenerational relationships thats as sweet and gentle as a kiss on the cheek.

• Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / Asia

Ages 3 to 7, Grades P to 2