The River Is My Ocean

By Rio Cortez

Book Overview

A grandmother and granddaughter share a magical trip to the Hudson River affirming intergenerational love and the power of water in this heart-song of a picture book.

Every day, Abuela misses the ocean in Puerto Rico. But on Saturdays, when the sun is high, Abuela takes her granddaughter on a walk down the hill in Harlem to Twelfth Avenue, to a place that is just as magical: the Hudson River.

There, they admire the iconic waterway that brought millions of new Americans to its shores, make offerings to Yemaya, the goddess portrayed as a mermaid in ancient religions, and celebrate familial love passed down through the generations, showing the vastness of expansive intergenerational love, memory and the childlike curiosity they each inspire.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 166591257X
• ISBN13: 9781665912570
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Denene Millner Books/Simon & Schuster Books f
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.8" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3