The Best Mariachi in the World/El Mejor Mariachi del Mundo by J. D. Smith; Dani JonesCall Number: Interlibrary Loan
ISBN: 9780979446245
Publication Date: 2008-09-24
The Best Mariachi in the World / El Mejor Mariachi del Mundo is a culturally inappropriate story—about a young Mexican child who must, and does, go out alone to “find his voice” because his mariachi family doesn’t care enough about him to encourage his talent. The story contains inaccurate Spanish, amateurish and stereotyped pictures, and a fake “multicultural” overlay—all of which promotes a sort of “bootstraps mythology” to be fed to innocent little kids. Despite its winning second place in the 2009 International Latino Book Awards for Best Children's Picture Book. From De Colores The Raza Experience in Books for Children
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