LA NOCHE BEFORE THREE KINGS DAY...
Inspired by Clement Clarke Moore's "The Night Before Christmas," this picture book illustrated by Alejandro Mesa is a Latinx retelling that captures the magic and wonder of Three Kings Day through a child's eager eyes.
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Inspired by Clement Clarke Moore's "The Night Before Christmas," this picture book illustrated by Alejandro Mesa is a Latinx retelling that captures the magic and wonder of Three Kings Day through a child's eager eyes.
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ABOUT SHEILA...
Sheila Colón-Bagley is a children's book author. Born in Puerto Rico, but raised in Philadelphia, PA, she works to bring her dual heritage to the books she writes in order to provide children of diverse backgrounds books about families that look and live like they do. Her debut picture book "La Noche Before Three Kings Day," illustrated by Alejandro Mesa, is scheduled for release by HarperCollins in Fall 2023. Inspired by Clement Clarke Moore's "The Night Before Christmas," this picture book Latinx retelling captures the magic and wonder of Three Kings Day through a child's eager eyes. Sheila is a member of the
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and has taken various writing courses through the Storyteller Academy. In Spring 2020, she was awarded a Las Musas mentorship under New York Times best-selling author Laura Taylor Namey.
She also served as a volunteer in the inaugural Latinx Kidlit Book Festival in December 2020 and in December 2021. She holds a B.A. degree in journalism from Temple University in Philadelphia and practiced public relations for over 20 years before staying home after the birth of her third child and becoming an author. She lives in North Carolina with her husband, three daughters, and a spoiled Havanese dog named Vader.
www.SheilaColonBagley.com
Sheila Colón-Bagley is a children's book author. Born in Puerto Rico, but raised in Philadelphia, PA, she works to bring her dual heritage to the books she writes in order to provide children of diverse backgrounds books about families that look and live like they do. Her debut picture book "La Noche Before Three Kings Day," illustrated by Alejandro Mesa, is scheduled for release by HarperCollins in Fall 2023. Inspired by Clement Clarke Moore's "The Night Before Christmas," this picture book Latinx retelling captures the magic and wonder of Three Kings Day through a child's eager eyes. Sheila is a member of the
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and has taken various writing courses through the Storyteller Academy. In Spring 2020, she was awarded a Las Musas mentorship under New York Times best-selling author Laura Taylor Namey.
She also served as a volunteer in the inaugural Latinx Kidlit Book Festival in December 2020 and in December 2021. She holds a B.A. degree in journalism from Temple University in Philadelphia and practiced public relations for over 20 years before staying home after the birth of her third child and becoming an author. She lives in North Carolina with her husband, three daughters, and a spoiled Havanese dog named Vader.
www.SheilaColonBagley.com