  Today we celebrate the book birthday of CALL ME ROBERTO! / ¡LLÁMENME ROBERTO! We sat down with Musa Nathalie Alonso to learn about the inspiration behind this book. Tell us a little bit about the book: CALL ME ROBERTO! / ¡LLÁMENME ROBERTO! is a picture book biography about Puerto Rican baseball icon Roberto Clemente that shows the emotional highs and lows of Clemente’s career as he fought bigotry and racism to become one of the greatest baseball players of all time. The title is a reference to Clemente’s plea for the media to not anglicize his name to “Bob.” English and Spanish words are intermingled in the text.
Sounds amazing! Follow the link... Today, we're thrilled to share the cover of Frida Kahlo's Flower Crown by Nydia Armendia-Sánchez and beautifully illustrated by Loris Lora. Here's the scoop on Frida Kahlo's Flower Crown: Like a seed / Frida sprouted / And burst through the earth where / the coyotl once foraged. Coyoacán was the place where Frida grew. Told through the language and imagery of the native Mexican flowers and plants comes the life of acclaimed and beloved artist Frida Kahlo. Like a flower, Frida blossomed, wilted, was crushed, survived, and thrived, growing into one of the most celebrated Indigenous painters. This poetic and empowering picture book, written by Nydia Armendia-Sánchez and illustrated by Pura Belpré Honor awardee Loris Lora, features the very flora Frida grew in her garden, bought at the market in her hometown, painted in her famous portraits, and wore proudly in a crown around her head. Back matter includes a labeled, illustrated guide to all the flowers and plants featured in the book, an author’s note, and an activity for kids to make their own flower crown! And now, check out this stunning cover!   Today we celebrate the book birthday of The Three Little Guinea Pigs and the Andean Fox, by Ana Velez. We sat down with Ana to learn more about the inspiration behind this book Everyone’s heard of the three little pigs, but what about the three little guinea pigs?
Way up in the Andes Mountains, Urku, Inti, and Nina have just finished building three new homes when a surprise visitor arrives. It’s Fox, the guinea pigs are quick to judge that he’s up to no good, even though he patiently calls, “Guinea pigs, guinea pigs, come with me. I have something for your family.” In most traditional stories, many a pig has been tricked, so it’s not surprising that the trio wishes to huddle inside. What the guinea pigs don’t see is how the animals are banding together to help them. In the end, it just might take the whole mountain of creatures to show them that things aren’t always as they seem and traditional fairy-tale foes could actually be friends. Set in Andean South America, this fresh, lighthearted twist on a classic tale invites readers to challenge assumptions, embrace community, and trust in teamwork.  Today we celebrate the book birthday of The Beginning of All Things, the exciting second book in Karla Arenas Valenti's chapter book series "Legendarios" (illustrated by Vanessa Morales). We sat down with Musa Karla Arenas Valenti to learn more about the inspiration behind this book.
Tell us a little bit about the book: "Legendarios" is a series pitches as "Magic Tree House" meets "Heroes in Training" inspired by Mexican mythology and following twins, Emma and Martin, whose magical book transports them into ancient legends! In Book 2 (The Beginning of All Things) Emma and Martín are settling into their new home in Chicago and getting ready to start at their new school. When they learn they’ll be in separate classes for the first time, they aren’t sure they can face so much change alone. But when life gets stressful, the siblings now have the perfect escape—into the book of legends! They enter the creation story of when the giant Ometecuhtli made the world. As soon as they arrive, they realize they have a major problem: it takes a magical object to activate Emma’s necklace and open the portal home, but how can they find one when nothing exists yet? It's quite possible Emma and Martín will be stuck at the beginning of time for eternity! Sounds exciting, doesn't it?  Today we celebrate the book birthday of Squawk of Spanish. We sat down with Gabriella Aldeman to learn about the inspiration behind this book. Tell us a little bit about the book: Max isn't confident with his Spanish, especially rolling his Rs, and his cousins always tease him about it. But he loves spending weekends baking with his Spanish-speaking abuela, while Lorito the parrot helps translate. But when Lorito disappears for a day, Max and Abuela must figure out how to communicate. Max's Spanish doesn’t have to be perfect, and Abuela can attempt a little English. Trying is what counts! I can't wait to see what happens...
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