Our Roof Is Blue - Hardcover

by Sara E. Echenique (Author), Ashley Vargas (Illustrator)

This heartfelt story of resilience follows two siblings as they work to recover and rebuild after Hurricane Maria destroys their home in Puerto Rico.

Before an intense hurricane hits their home in Puerto Rico, Antonio told his sister vibrant stories each night. During the storm, they huddled with their parents in a closet and hear the storm blow the roof right off their home. After the storm, their family uses a temporary blue tarp for a roof, and Antonio stops speaking. Gradually the siblings imagine their blue roof playfully--as the ocean above them or a parachute helping them fall from the sky. As the narrator helps her little brother feel safe once more--and after the family and community build a new roof--the little boy begins to speak again.

Author Biography

Sara E. Echenique grew up preparing for and suviving hurricanes in Puerto Rico. This is her first picture book.

Ashley Vargas is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology's Illustration BFA program. This is her first picture book.
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