Dona Flor
A Tall Tale About a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart

This book is all love - Flor is big because of her mother's love and love is why her plants grow so large; she loves her neighbors, she loves animals and plants and the earth, and the major conflict in the book is resolved by her love. This is definitely one of my very favorite books ever, even thou......more

This book tells of a heartwarming, charming, and humorous story about a giant lady with a great big heart (as the title of the book states). Author Pat Mora and illustrator Raul Colon have created an engaging story of a gentle giant that loves people, animals, and plants. Dona Flor is a giant lady th......more

The giant Doña Flor looks out for her smaller neighbors in this original Tall Tale, set in the American Southwest, from author Pat Mora and illustrator Raúl Colón. Whether reading to the children or baking massive tortillas that can be used as roofs or rafts, she is constantly working to help others......more

“Dona Flor” is about a little girl, Dona that grows taller and larger than all the other children due to her mother’s singing. She ends up being the village giant and through her differences she is able to save her pueblo from a puma that is terrorizing the people. Dona is able to become friends wit......more

This is a tall tale about a kindhearted giant woman named Doña Flor. She lives in a pueblo in the Southwestern part of the U.S. Although children initially make fun of Flor for being different, she forgives and helps the children in her pueblo when they need help. Flor protects the people in her pue......more