Doña Flor: A Tall Tale about a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart

Doña Flor is a giant woman who lives in a puebla with lots of families. She loves her neighbors–she lets the children use her flowers for trumpets, and the families use her leftover tortillas for raft…

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