![]() Catalina creates not only gorgeous visuals of Madani’s supportive neighborhood, but an almost auditory experience as well. Raquel Catalina’s endearing pencil, gouache, and colored pencil illustrations charm with realistic images of kids on the soccer field surrounded by city onlookers. The answer is joyous, affirming family devotion and revealing the pure giving nature of a child’s heart.įrom their first introduction to Madani, smiling out from the page, his bare foot on a soccer ball, readers will be captivated by him, his teammates, his neighborhood, and the game. Then the action begins again, but this time the suspense revolves not around the game but on what Madani will buy. When Madani gets the ball, readers will hold their breath along with the neighbors, traffic, and even pigeons while he entertains the crowd and scores a goal. Through his perceptive and humorously observed details and lyrical language, Pintadera captures the wide-eyed wonder of children in awe of a great player (or artist, singer, scientist, or other talent). ![]() Courtesy of Eerdmans Books for Young Readers.įran Pintadera, who based Madani’s Best Game on his experiences as a social educator in new immigrant housing, tells his story with open-hearted affection for his subject as well as the relationships between teammates and mother and child. Image copyright Raquel Catalina, 2022, text copyright Fran Pintadera, 2022.
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