Mama and Papa Have a Store multicultural After leading a merry chase

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Mama and Papa Have a Store multicultural After leading a merry chaseA young girl describes what a typical day is like in her parents' Chinese store in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Recipient of a Pura Belpr Illustrator Award Honor in 2000. From the clip, clop of the milkman's mule in the early morning to the clacking of her father's abacus at night, a young girl brings us into her home, which is also her parents' store. Located in Guatemala City, the store is filled with the colorful textures of cloth, threads, buttons,