Summary Of Sofia Del Vestido Morado

1.) The book I chose to write about is Sofia and the Purple Dress/ Sofia y el Vestido Morado written by Diane Gonzales and illustrated by Lisa Fields. The Spanish translation was done by Gabriela Baeza Ventura. Gonzales has a variety of different bilingual books for children and Arte Publico Press, a Houston publisher, publishes most of them. I found it interesting that this book was published by grants given by the City of Houston. I checked out this book at my local library. After looking at bilingual picture books all day trying to find the one I would write about I finally chose this one. The reason I chose this book is because I could relate to it and I believe a lot of children in the valley could also being the number one obesity place in the country. In the beginning of the story, the author …show more content…
Rosario and Sofia read books together, played games together, and when Rosario outgrew her clothing she would send it to Sofia. One day Sofia receives a package of clothes from her cousin Rosario, however this time a pink envelope was included. Sofia opens up the envelope to reveal that it was an invitation to Rosario’s quincenera in November. Mari, Sofia’s sister starts to open the package with clothing and Sofia falls in love with a purple dress she thinks is perfect for the quincenera and she tries it on. The purple dress does not fit Sofia her sister mocked her saying she looked like a purple sausage. Sofia thought the solution was to stop eating and her mom educates her about nutrition so she could fit in the dress in time for the quincerna. Her mother suggests that Sofia and Mari try to lose weight together by exersing, eliminating sodas and junk food from their diet. The girls start to walk to school and learn how to be active. By Rosario’s quincerna she is able to fit in the purple dress she fell in love with. I admire this book because it shows how a third grader changed her lifestyle to achieve a goal she had in mind instead of just buying a new