Saturdays and Sundays are very special days for the child in this story. On Saturdays, she visits Grandma and Grandpa, who come from a European-American background, and on Sundays -- los domingos -- she visits Abuelito y Abuelita, who are Mexican-American. While the two sets of grandparents are different in many ways, they also have a great deal in common -- in particular, their love for their granddaughter.
While we follow our narrator to the circus and the pier, share stories from her grandparents' pasts, and celebrate her birthday, the depth and joy of both cultures are...

Author Elivia Savadier adopted a terrified Rescue dog, and a guileless puppy lacking boundaries, within months of each other. Her caricatures and cartoon strips illustrate their personal travails and developing relationship in their first two years of living together. This is her first illustrated book for adults. She was previously a childrens book illustrator and author. Elivia is also a psychotherapist.