Sara Fajardo
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Coming 2025
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Crack Goes the Cascarón
Shell-abrate a joyous Latine tradition, with Toti and his family in this upbeat bilingual story, hatched in time for Easter, with delightful illustrations by Rocío Arreola Mendoza.
What are cascarones: Cascarones are empty egg shells that have been colored, filled with paper confetti, and sealed!
The hunt is on to figure out who will be the reigning champ of Cascarones, and Toti knows that he has his family beat. His parents are too easy, they make old-school cascarones with confetti inside. His sister, Carlita wishes she could create cascarones like him, and his Abuela doesn't even stand a chance. When the day of Cascarones arrives, will Toti seize his moment or will it be scrambled when he learns someone has switched his cascarones for fake ones!
With a cheeky twist at the end, readers will laugh and relish at the antics of Toti and his family in this exuberant story.
Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa
This biographic picture book about Peruvian agronomist Alberto Salas and his hunt for wild potatoes before they go extinct is an ode to conservation and science, gorgeously illustrated by Caldecott-honoree Juana Martinez-Neal.
High up in the Andes mountains of Peru, agricultural scientist Alberto Salas is on a quest. A quest... for potatoes.
Up and down the Andes mountains he goes, playing an epic game of paka paka con la papa, potato hide and seek. These potatoes are special: they have the power to feed the world.
Alberto doesn't have a second to waste. The climate is changing and Alberto must find each and every one to save them before they go extinct.
The game is on!
Alberto races and peers and prods. Drives and trods and climbs. Will he find the potato he seeks? Will he win the game of paka paka con la papa?
Author Sara Andrea Fajardo’s spirited biography about “the godfather of potatoes” is paired with lush, playful art by Caldecott-honoree Juana Martinez-Neal to capture how celebrated scientist Alberto Salas brings joy, curiosity, and fun to his very important, life-changing work.
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Shell-abrate a joyous Latine tradition, with Toti and his family in this upbeat bilingual story, hatched in time for Easter, with delightful illustrations by Rocío Arreola Mendoza.
What are cascarones: Cascarones are empty egg shells that have been colored, filled with paper confetti, and sealed!
The hunt is on to figure out who will be the reigning champ of Cascarones, and Toti knows that he has his family beat. His parents are too easy, they make old-school cascarones with confetti inside. His sister, Carlita wishes she could create cascarones like him, and his Abuela doesn't even stand a chance. When the day of Cascarones arrives, will Toti seize his moment or will it be scrambled when he learns someone has switched his cascarones for fake ones!
With a cheeky twist at the end, readers will laugh and relish at the antics of Toti and his family in this exuberant story.
Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa
This biographic picture book about Peruvian agronomist Alberto Salas and his hunt for wild potatoes before they go extinct is an ode to conservation and science, gorgeously illustrated by Caldecott-honoree Juana Martinez-Neal.
High up in the Andes mountains of Peru, agricultural scientist Alberto Salas is on a quest. A quest... for potatoes.
Up and down the Andes mountains he goes, playing an epic game of paka paka con la papa, potato hide and seek. These potatoes are special: they have the power to feed the world.
Alberto doesn't have a second to waste. The climate is changing and Alberto must find each and every one to save them before they go extinct.
The game is on!
Alberto races and peers and prods. Drives and trods and climbs. Will he find the potato he seeks? Will he win the game of paka paka con la papa?
Author Sara Andrea Fajardo’s spirited biography about “the godfather of potatoes” is paired with lush, playful art by Caldecott-honoree Juana Martinez-Neal to capture how celebrated scientist Alberto Salas brings joy, curiosity, and fun to his very important, life-changing work.
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ABOUT SARA...
When Sara first moved to the United States from her native Peru, her spoken English vocabulary consisted of just one word “monkey.” Thanks to Alisal Elementary, a bilingual school in Salinas, California, she not only expanded her vocabulary she was taught to celebrate her mixed heritage. It was there where she also learned the power of her words after a teacher, Ms. Stewart, turned one of her stories about the Easter Bunny into a play that became part of the English language curriculum. She's worked as a photojournalist, a multimedia storyteller, and is now a dual immersion teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Author website: www.sarafajardowrites.com
When Sara first moved to the United States from her native Peru, her spoken English vocabulary consisted of just one word “monkey.” Thanks to Alisal Elementary, a bilingual school in Salinas, California, she not only expanded her vocabulary she was taught to celebrate her mixed heritage. It was there where she also learned the power of her words after a teacher, Ms. Stewart, turned one of her stories about the Easter Bunny into a play that became part of the English language curriculum. She's worked as a photojournalist, a multimedia storyteller, and is now a dual immersion teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Author website: www.sarafajardowrites.com