Haicuba/Haikuba: Haiku about Cuba in Spanish and English [Spanish]

By Lawrence Schimel and Carlos Pintado

Celebrate Cuba's people, culture, and natural world in bilingual haiku written in Spanish and English
Celebra la gente, cultura y mundo natural de Cuba en haikus biling es en espa ol e ingl s.

Is it an island
or a tiny ship floating
upon the waters?

HaiCuba/HaiKuba is a celebration of Cuba through bilingual haiku written in Spanish and English. Discover the red, white, and blue tocororo bird (whose feathers resemble the flag of Cuba), the crowded guagua, a Havana neighborhood, salsa music and dancing, and guayaberas, through poetry that captures the rhythm of life in Cuba.

Co-authored by award-winning Cuban-American author Carlos Pintado and prolific bilingual author and translator Lawrence Schimel, HaiCuba/HaiKuba introduces the people, culture, and natural world of Cuba through these tropical verses and vibrant illustrations.

Includes an introduction to the art of haiku as well as back matter on the topics covered in the book.

New York Public Library Best New Book for Kids, 2024
Texas Star Reading List selection, 2025
Americas Award Commended Title, 2025
Campoy-Ada Award Honorable Mention - Children's Poetry, 2025
International Latino Book Awards - Silver Medal, 2025
Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year in Spanish, 2025
Cuatrogatos Foundation recommended title, 2025
Eureka Honor Book, 2024

Es una isla
o un barco flotando
sobre las aguas?

HaiCuba/HaiKuba es una celebraci n de Cuba en haikus biling es en espa ol e ingl s. Descubre el tocororo con sus plumas rojas, blancas, y azules (igual que la bandera de Cuba), la guagua apretada, un barrio habanero, la salsa (su m sica y baile) y las guayabera, a trav s de poemas que capturan el ritmo de la vida en Cuba.

Co escrito por el galardonado poeta cubano-americano Carlos Pintado y el prol fico escritor y traductor biling e Lawrence Schimel, HaiCuba/HaiKuba presenta la gente, cultura y mundo natural de Cuba en estos versos tropicales e ilustraciones coloridas.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN: 0735845689
• ISBN13: 9780735845688
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Ediciones Nortesur
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.6" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3