Karina Nicole González
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THE COQUÍES STILL SING...
A powerful story about home, community, and hope, inspired by the rebuilding of Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria in 2017, written by debut author Karina González and illustrated by Krystal Quiles.
Co-quí, co-quí! The coquí frogs sing to Elena from her family’s beloved mango tree—their calls so familiar that they might as well be singing, “You are home, you are safe.” But home is suddenly not safe when a hurricane threatens to destroy everything that Elena knows. As time passes, Elena, alongside her community, begins to rebuild their home, planting seeds of hope along the way. When the sounds of the coquíes gradually return, they reflect the resilience and strength of Elena, her family, and her fellow Puerto Ricans.
Available in English and Spanish!
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A powerful story about home, community, and hope, inspired by the rebuilding of Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria in 2017, written by debut author Karina González and illustrated by Krystal Quiles.
Co-quí, co-quí! The coquí frogs sing to Elena from her family’s beloved mango tree—their calls so familiar that they might as well be singing, “You are home, you are safe.” But home is suddenly not safe when a hurricane threatens to destroy everything that Elena knows. As time passes, Elena, alongside her community, begins to rebuild their home, planting seeds of hope along the way. When the sounds of the coquíes gradually return, they reflect the resilience and strength of Elena, her family, and her fellow Puerto Ricans.
Available in English and Spanish!
ADD TO GOODREADS (ENGLISH) - ADD IN SPANISH
ORDER IN ENGLISH
ABOUT KARINA...
Karina Nicole González is a children’s book author and a bilingual speech-language pathologist (MS, CCC-SLP, BE) who works with school-age children in Brooklyn, NY. Utilizing play therapy techniques, Karina invites her students to exercise their creativity while developing their speech and language skills. Her students savor stories that describe relatable experiences of hardship and courage.
While targeting students’ storytelling skills through therapy, their boundless imagination inspired Karina’s dream to write picture books of her own. Karina divides her time between Aguadilla, Puerto Rico and Brooklyn, NY where she resides with her partner and many plants. Her debut book, The Coquíes Still Sing/Los Coquíes Aún Cantan, will be published August 23rd, 2022 by Roaring Brook Press. Karina is represented by Charlotte Sheedy of Sheedy Lit.
https://www.karinanikole.com
Karina Nicole González is a children’s book author and a bilingual speech-language pathologist (MS, CCC-SLP, BE) who works with school-age children in Brooklyn, NY. Utilizing play therapy techniques, Karina invites her students to exercise their creativity while developing their speech and language skills. Her students savor stories that describe relatable experiences of hardship and courage.
While targeting students’ storytelling skills through therapy, their boundless imagination inspired Karina’s dream to write picture books of her own. Karina divides her time between Aguadilla, Puerto Rico and Brooklyn, NY where she resides with her partner and many plants. Her debut book, The Coquíes Still Sing/Los Coquíes Aún Cantan, will be published August 23rd, 2022 by Roaring Brook Press. Karina is represented by Charlotte Sheedy of Sheedy Lit.
https://www.karinanikole.com