Join us in celebrating La Azotea de mi Abuela book birthday! We sat down with Musa 'Judith ValdésB. to learn all about the inspiration behind the illustrations of this book. But first, a little bit about the book: Authored by Grace Ann Díaz, La Azotea de mi Abuela is a beaming tale of the love and bond between a granddaughter and her abuela. Abuela's rooftop is their haven, a place to make life-long memories, and is endlessly filled with new discoveries... until it's time to head back home. This picture book is an ode to finding joy in little moments and the special bond between a young girl and her grandmother.
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Join us in celebrating Paula's Patches book birthday! We sat down with Gabriella Aldeman to learn all about the inspiration behind her debut picture book!
But first, a little bit about picture book: While at school, Paula’s pants catch on a bush that rips a large hole in her pants. She tries everything to hide the hole from her classmates, only to find out that they, too, have leaky lunchboxes, spaghetti stains, and hand-me-down backpacks. Nothing some colorful patches can’t fix! Children will follow Paula as she feels embarrassed about her torn pants, curious about patches, and excited for a possible solution that helps both her and her classmates. Paula’s Patches is a picture book for children ages 4 to 8. Today we’re thrilled to reveal the cover for Lupita’s Hurricane Palomitas, written by Alexandra Alessandri and illustrated by Anastasiya Kanavaliuk, which releases on May 21, 2024 from Beaming Books.
A little about the book: Kindness can be shown during even the harshest of storms. Shutters rattled. Wind howled. As a ferocious hurricane descends upon her town, Lupita finds two baby birds who have fallen out of their nest and brings them inside to shelter them from the storm. While Lupita and her family wait out the tempest, she focuses on protecting the palomitas to alleviate her own fears and hopes she can soon reunite them with their mother. Perfect for families living in hurricane-prone states or with children who have storm-related anxieties, Lupita's Hurricane Palomitas offers a gentle, soothing story about extending a hand of kindness to others even while facing fears of our own. The book includes Spanish-language vocabulary words and a glossary in the back. Join us in celebrating Only for a Little While book birthday! We sat down with Musa Gabriela Orozco Belt to learn all about the inspiration behind her book. But first, a little bit about this picture book: A heartwarming picture book with Spanish words woven in, about a father helping his daughter adjust when they temporarily have to move in with extended family. When Maribel's family has to move in with Tía Carmen because Papi lost his job, Maribel and her sister feel unsettled. It’s not always easy sharing a room or being in a house full of loud cousins, but Papi reminds the girls that it’s only por un ratito—just for a little while. In the meantime, there is always someone to play with, the mealtimes are filled with music and laughter, and bedtime is for snuggling in tight. Maribel realizes that maybe being there por un ratito isn’t so bad after all. From debut author Gabriela Orozco Belt and artist Richy Sánchez Ayala comes a moving story about family and change—and how love is always the constant. We’re thrilled to reveal the cover for Benita and the Night Creatures and Benita y las criaturas nocturnas, written by Mariana Llanos and illustrated by Cocoretto. This children’s picture book (pubbing on Sept. 5, 2023 from Barefoot Books) is a humorous, bedtime story featuring not-so-scary monsters from Peruvian folklore. A little bit about the book: From the award-winning author of Run, Little Chaski! and ¡Corre, Pequeño Chaski!, Benita and the Night Creatures is about a young girl named Benita who loves to read in bed but keeps getting interrupted by a whistling Tunche, a scary Supay and other spooky creatures from Peruvian lore. To the creatures’ disbelief, Benita is so absorbed by her book that she’s not the least bit scared of them. This humorous celebration of bedtime reading puts a global twist on taking the “scary” out of monsters. Mariana Llanos is a Peruvian-born writer of children’s literature. In 2017, she was selected as the Best Latino Artist by the Hispanic Arts Council of Oklahoma, where she resides. Her first picture book for Barefoot Books, Run, Little Chaski!, was chosen for the 2022 Oklahoma Book Award and was a 2022 Library of Congress Great Reads Selection. Its Spanish edition, ¡Corre, Pequeño Chaski!, was a 2022 Alma Flor Ada Award Winner and Premio Campoy-Ada Honorable Mention. Social media links:
Cocoretto is a Peruvian-born couple and team, Ivan and Natalia. They are illustrators, authors and designers with backgrounds in fine arts, graphic design and photography. With their strong graphic sense and bright, saturated colors, they like to build compelling and relatable environments for their work. They feel grateful to have the chance to make children around the world giggle and smile with their many books and translations. Ivan and Natalia live and work in the noisy city of Lima, Peru. Barefoot Books is an award-winning, independent, women-owned and run, children’s book publisher based in Concord, MA. Founded by two mothers in England in 1992, they create visually captivating books that celebrate global awareness and diversity, spark curiosity and capture imaginations. After three decades of working with talented writers, storytellers, illustrators and musicians from all over the globe, Barefoot’s unwavering commitment to opening children’s hearts, minds and worlds feels more important than ever. Barefoot Books: @BarefootBooks on all platforms (including TikTok!) Preorder Benita and the Night Creatures via the links below: Add Benita and the Night Creatures to your Want-to-Read List on GoodReads! También disponible en Español: Preorder Benita y las criaturas nocturnas via the links below: Add Benita y las criaturas nocturnas to your Want-to-Read List on GoodReads!
Join us in celebrating MANOLO & the UNICORN book birthday! We sat down with Jackie Azúa to learn all about the inspiration behind this book co-authored with Jonah Kramer.
But first, a little bit about this picture book: To Manolo the world is a magical place—a place where he searches for the most magical creature of all: a unicorn. Manolo loves unicorns. When the Wild Animal Parade is announced at school, and Manolo declares that he will come as his favorite animal, his classmates say there is no such thing as unicorns, making the world feel ordinary. That is, until Manolo meets a real unicorn—wild and graceful—and discovers that the world is truly extraordinary. Join us in celebrating PLÁTANOS ARE LOVE book birthday! We sat down with Musa Alyssa Reynoso-Morris to learn all about the inspiration behind this book. But first, a little bit about Plátanos Are Love: A delicious picture book about the ways plantains shape Latinx culture, community, and family, told through a young girl’s experiences in the kitchen with her abuela. Abuela says, “plátanos are love.” I thought they were food. But Abuela says they feed us in more ways than one. With every pop of the tostones, mash of the mangú, and sizzle of the maduros, a little girl learns that plátanos are her history, they are her culture, and—most importantly—they are love. Join us in celebrating COOL GREEN: AMAZING, REMARKABLE TREES book birthday! We sat down with Musa Lulu Delacre to learn all about the inspiration behind this book.
But first, a little bit about Cool Green: Amazing, Remarkable Trees (simultaneously published in Spanish VERDE FRESCO: ÁRBOLES ASOMBROSOS Y EXTRAORDINARIOS). COOL GREEN: AMAZING, REMARKABLE TREES is a portrait of some of the world's most incredible trees, seen through the eyes of a landscaper who loves them--and his granddaughter who is beginning to understand why. Join us in celebrating the book birthday of JOVITA WORE PANTS, The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter!
We sat down with award-winning Musa Aida Salazar to learn all about the inspiration behind this book. But first, a little bit about Jovita Wore Pants: Jovita dreamed of wearing pants! She hated the big skirts Abuela made her wear. She wanted to scale the tallest mesquite tree on her rancho, ride her horse, and feel the wind curl her face into a smile. When her father and brothers joined the Cristero War to fight for religious freedom, Jovita wanted to go, too. Forbidden, she defied her father's rules - and society's - and found a clever way to become a trailblazing revolutionary, wearing pants! This remarkable true story about a little-known maverick Mexican heroine is brought vividly to life by her great-niece and Américas Award-winner Aida Salazar, and Eisner Award-honoree Molly Mendoza. Join us in celebrating PLÁTANOS GO WITH EVERYTHING book birthday! We sat down with Musa Lissette Norman to learn all about the inspiration behind this book.
But first, a little bit about Plátanos Go With Everything: Plátanos are Yesenia’s favorite food. They can be sweet and sugary, or salty and savory. And they’re a part of almost every meal her Dominican family makes. Stop by her apartment and find out why plátanos go with everything—especially love! |
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