Alexandra Alessandri |
FELIZ NEW YEAR - Coming Fall 2020
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FELIZ NEW YEAR, AVA GABRIELA...
Alexandra Alessandri's FELIZ NEW YEAR, AVA GABRIELA!, in which a girl is excited to visit her extended family in Colombia, but being around unfamiliar relatives has her shy and quiet, until she finds a way to speak up and join in the family celebration, illustrated by Addy Rivera Sonda, to Andrea Hall at Albert Whitman, for publication in fall 2020, by Deborah Warren at East-West Agency for the author, and by Emily Coggins at Astound US for the illustrator (world).
ISABEL AND HER COLORES GO TO SCHOOL...
- a bilingual picture book loosely based on Alexandra’s experience of starting kindergarten in NY while knowing only Spanish, to be released in 2021.
ADD TO GOODREADS
Alexandra Alessandri's FELIZ NEW YEAR, AVA GABRIELA!, in which a girl is excited to visit her extended family in Colombia, but being around unfamiliar relatives has her shy and quiet, until she finds a way to speak up and join in the family celebration, illustrated by Addy Rivera Sonda, to Andrea Hall at Albert Whitman, for publication in fall 2020, by Deborah Warren at East-West Agency for the author, and by Emily Coggins at Astound US for the illustrator (world).
ISABEL AND HER COLORES GO TO SCHOOL...
- a bilingual picture book loosely based on Alexandra’s experience of starting kindergarten in NY while knowing only Spanish, to be released in 2021.
ADD TO GOODREADS
ABOUT ALEXANDRA...
Alexandra Peñaloza Alessandri is a Colombian-American poet, professor, and children's author. She received her BA and MA degrees in English from Florida International University and a Certificate of Fiction from UCLA Extension. Her poetry has appeared in The Acentos Review, Rio Grande Review, YARN, and Atlanta Review, while her picture books FELIZ NEW YEAR, AVA GABRIELA! (Albert Whitman) and ISABEL AND HER COLORES GO TO SCHOOL (Sleeping Bear Press) are forthcoming in 2020 and 2021, respectively. When not writing or teaching, Alexandra spends her time daydreaming, playing the piano, and planning the next great adventure with her family. She lives in Florida with her husband, son, and hairless pup, dreaming of Colombia.
Alexandra Peñaloza Alessandri is a Colombian-American poet, professor, and children's author. She received her BA and MA degrees in English from Florida International University and a Certificate of Fiction from UCLA Extension. Her poetry has appeared in The Acentos Review, Rio Grande Review, YARN, and Atlanta Review, while her picture books FELIZ NEW YEAR, AVA GABRIELA! (Albert Whitman) and ISABEL AND HER COLORES GO TO SCHOOL (Sleeping Bear Press) are forthcoming in 2020 and 2021, respectively. When not writing or teaching, Alexandra spends her time daydreaming, playing the piano, and planning the next great adventure with her family. She lives in Florida with her husband, son, and hairless pup, dreaming of Colombia.