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PreS-Gr 2—A boy dangling upside down on a park bench tentatively asks his mother the titular question in this Spanish import. Starting with the most obvious reason, the ensuing pages depict 13 different answers in loving, accessible language: "Sometimes we cry because the sadness we feel is so great that we just can't contain it." Sender has chosen to place the mother (depicted as a young, light-skinned woman with one dark braid) in the protagonist's role, rather than her son Mario—perhaps to create some emotional di...Log In or Sign Up to Read More