Olga Herrera
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Available June 09, 2026
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ABOUT A LIGHT FOR LUCINDA...
A heartfelt story that highlights the ever-present love and comfort a family brings one another during a time of uncertainty and strife. Set during the Cuban Revolution, this lyrical picture book for 6-to-9-year-olds balances the experience of upheaval and hardship with the hope of brighter days ahead.
When military violence erupts in the streets outside Lucinda’s home, the family joins together, pushing furniture against doors, filling cracks with wet napkins, and lighting candles when met with darkness. Amidst the blasts and cries, Lucinda’s heart taps against her chest. Mamá’s spoon taps against her sizzling pan. How can she cook when so much is happening outside?
A Light for Lucinda honors the human instinct to provide order and stability during times of chaos and
strife with poignant, uplifting storytelling.
Also available in Spanish as Una luz para Lucinda.
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A heartfelt story that highlights the ever-present love and comfort a family brings one another during a time of uncertainty and strife. Set during the Cuban Revolution, this lyrical picture book for 6-to-9-year-olds balances the experience of upheaval and hardship with the hope of brighter days ahead.
When military violence erupts in the streets outside Lucinda’s home, the family joins together, pushing furniture against doors, filling cracks with wet napkins, and lighting candles when met with darkness. Amidst the blasts and cries, Lucinda’s heart taps against her chest. Mamá’s spoon taps against her sizzling pan. How can she cook when so much is happening outside?
A Light for Lucinda honors the human instinct to provide order and stability during times of chaos and
strife with poignant, uplifting storytelling.
Also available in Spanish as Una luz para Lucinda.
PRE-ORDER NOW (English)
PRE-ORDER (SPANISH)
THE UNWELCOME SURPRISE...
Perfect for fans of Something's Wrong! and Can I Be Your Dog?
This charmingly funny new baby story by author/illustrator Olga Herrera explores the fears and joys that come with change.Every morning, Bongo walks downstairs to get his food, passing his dried-up potted plant, his old stained chair, and his stinky stained carpet.
Until one morning...something is different! Something monstrous is in his way! Bongo is beside himself with worry; will it take his walks? What if it eats his food? Or even worse...what if it takes his family?!
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Perfect for fans of Something's Wrong! and Can I Be Your Dog?
This charmingly funny new baby story by author/illustrator Olga Herrera explores the fears and joys that come with change.Every morning, Bongo walks downstairs to get his food, passing his dried-up potted plant, his old stained chair, and his stinky stained carpet.
Until one morning...something is different! Something monstrous is in his way! Bongo is beside himself with worry; will it take his walks? What if it eats his food? Or even worse...what if it takes his family?!
BUY NOW
ABOUT OLGA...
Olga Herrera is an author/illustrator. Her debut PB The Unwelcome Surprise, is published by Feiwel & Friends, Macmillan.
She is the co-founder of Illo Chat, a podcast about Illustration and kidlit publishing.
She is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). Has served as a writing/illustration mentor, and has won several illustration competitions.
Olga is multicultural, Cuban Ecuadorian, and bilingual in Spanish and English. She earned her BFA from the Ringling College of Art and Design with a major in Illustration.
She lives in Maryland with her husband, two children, and too many pets.
www.OlgaHerrera.me
Olga Herrera is an author/illustrator. Her debut PB The Unwelcome Surprise, is published by Feiwel & Friends, Macmillan.
She is the co-founder of Illo Chat, a podcast about Illustration and kidlit publishing.
She is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). Has served as a writing/illustration mentor, and has won several illustration competitions.
Olga is multicultural, Cuban Ecuadorian, and bilingual in Spanish and English. She earned her BFA from the Ringling College of Art and Design with a major in Illustration.
She lives in Maryland with her husband, two children, and too many pets.
www.OlgaHerrera.me