Eloísa's musical window poetry review

Inspired by stories from her mother s childhood acclaimed author Margarita Engle and award winning artist John Parra have crafted a vibrant picture book about a young girl and her family who find joy in the music flowing from outside their window. Book Eloísa's Musical windows update Elo sa loves music but with her family too poor to buy a radio she can only hear it when rhythms and melodies drift through her open window Birds and cats raise their voices in daily choruses and songs from a neighbor s radio travel through the air On the street below children shake maracas and beat a steady rhythm on bongo drums and a lute a cowbell and un g iro round out the orchestra The sounds of her neighborhood are music enough for Elo sa but when Mam gets sick and the family can t afford medicine can la m sica soothe her the way it s always comforted Elo sa Elo sa s Musical WindowMargarita Engle is a Cuban American poet novelist and journalist whose work has been published in many countries She lives with her husband in northern California.