Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match

Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match: Marisol McDonald no combina

Written by Monica Brown

Translated by Adriana Domínguez

Illustrated by Sara Palacios

Published by Children’s Book Press

Copyright 2011

32 pages

Multicultural

Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match is a story about a girl named Marisol. She likes to use print and cursive writing together. For lunch, she eats peanut butter and jelly burritos. One of her classmates tells Marisol that he does not think she can match. What will Marisol do?

It seems like Sara Palacios used the computer to illustrate the book. The colorful illustrations make the story more interesting. The illustration of Marisol’s drawing helps explain the text on that page. The illustration of Marisol looking in the mirror shows how she feels about the challenge.

Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match could be used in a third or fourth grade classroom. This book could be used for a character education lesson. Students could learn to accept each other’s differences.  This book could also be used for a social studies lesson. Students could research Spanish-speaking countries. This book could also be used for another social studies lesson. Students could research their own family’s heritage. This book won an International Latino Book Award in 2012. This book was an ALSC Notable Book in 2012.