Nuestras Ancestras: Tejiendo Historias En Mi Huipil

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“An excellent tribute to a cultural art form that should be featured in all picture book collections.” —School Library Journal (starred review)

Qu? hay detr?s de los colores brillantes e intricados d
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  • Author: Armendia-Sànchez, Nydia
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Page Count: 32
  • Publish Date: August 11 2026
  • ISBN10: 1536250619
  • Language: Spanish

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“An excellent tribute to a cultural art form that should be featured in all picture book collections.” —School Library Journal (starred review)

Qu? hay detr?s de los colores brillantes e intricados dise?os de una t?nica tradicional maya? Una ni?a guatemalteca revela las maneras en que una vestimenta tejida a mano la conecta con generaciones de mujeres antes que ella.

What lies behind the brilliant colors and intricate patterns of a traditional Mayan tunic? A Guatemalan girl reveals the ways a handwoven garment connects her to generations of women before her.

Juntos, los hilos de mi huipil
guardan un mensaje,
y una historia
sobre qui?nes somos.

Sobre qui?n soy yo.

Una muchacha luce con orgullo una colorida t?nica o huipil, que incluye el reflejo del sol. Simboliza el lago donde vive, un dise?o que ella a veces realza con relucientes lentejuelas y cuentas. El huipil de su abuela destaca monta?as serpenteantes que simbolizan su tierra natal, mientras que el de su hermana est? adornado de mariposas, como las que ella monta en su imaginaci?n. Los huipiles son aut?ctonos de Mesoam?rica, y tienen colores, im?genes, s?mbolos y detalles que evocan desde la aldea de donde proviene la que lo viste hasta su estatus social, desde su herencia cultural hasta las cosas que ama. Este cautivante libro combina un texto po?tico con brillantes recortes de papel e ilustraciones pintadas digitalmente, entretejidas con patrones de los huipiles. Termina con una nota del autor donde relata la historia y el proceso de esta rica tradici?n y el reto de mantenerla viva.

Together, the threads in my huipil

hold a message,
tell a story
of who we are.

Of who I am.

A young girl proudly wears a colorful tunic, or huipil, that features the sun’s reflection. It symbolizes the lake she lives on, a design she sometimes embellishes with shimmering sequins and beads. Her abuela’s huipil highlights zigzag mountains to stand for her home of origin, while her sister’s boasts butterflies like the ones that she rides in her daydreams. Indigenous to Mesoamerica, huipils use colors, imagery, symbols, and motifs to evoke everything from the wearer’s village to her social status, from her cultural heritage to the things that she loves. Combining a poetic text with vivid cut paper and digitally painted illustrations, interwoven with patterns from the huipils, this captivating book ends with an author’s note exploring the history and process of this rich tradition, and the challenges of keeping it alive.

Author: Nydia Armendia-Sànchez
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 08/11/2026
Pages: 32
Weight: 1.25lbs
ISBN: 9781536250619
Language: Spanish

Author

Armendia-Sànchez, Nydia

Binding

ISBN10

1536250619

ISBN13

9781536250619

Page Count

32

Published Date

August 11 2026

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