Latina Moms | Daughters
I Dreamt: A Book About Hope By Gabriela Olmos • Various Illustrators Translated by Elisa Amado Groundwood Books • 2012 • 36 pages Hardcover ($18.95) ISBN: 978-1-55498-330-8 Ages 5-8 There is much violence around the world, and unfortunately, children are often right in the center of it. This book is about dreams, specifically the dream to [...]
On May 30, I had the pleasure of serving as a presenter at the 15th annual International Latino Book Awards ceremony held at Instituto Cervantes in New York City. I was in very good (and fun!) company: actor-director Tony Plana served as the master of ceremonies for the event and presenters included golf legend Chi [...]
The Weird Series: Weird! (Book 1) By Erin Frankel • Illustrated by Paula Heaphy Free Spirit • 2012 • 48 pages Hardcover ($15.95) ISBN: 9781575423982 Ages 2-3 Dare! (Book 2) By Erin Frankel • Illustrated by Paula Heaphy Free Spirit • 2012 • 48 pages Hardcover ($15.95) ISBN: 9781575423999 Ages 2-3 Tough! (Book 3) By Erin [...]
My Grandpa Written & Illustrated by Marta Altés Abrams • 2013 • 32 pages Hardcover ($15.95) ISBN: 978-1-4197-0588-5 Ages 4-8 This tender and “beary” sweet story about a young bear cub and his grandpa quickly alludes to an overarching theme of aging and dementia, which should make it relatable to young children with grandparents facing [...]
When American journalist Pamela Druckerman moved to Paris with her husband and had a baby, she began to realize that French children were very different from American children. They behaved politely in restaurants, ate anything their parents put in front of them, slept through the night, didn’t scream, and played alone nicely while their parents [...]
The Witches of Ruidoso By John Sandoval Piñata Books • 2013 • 120 pages Trade Paperback ($12.95) ISBN: 978-1-55885-766-7 14 and up Elegiac, elegant and understated, Sandoval’s short novel about a boy’s first love, set in the 1890s in Ruidoso, New Mexico, is a beauty to behold. Elijah looks back from an advanced age to [...]
Hammer of Witches By Shana Mlawski Tu Books/Lee & Low • 2013 • 391 pages Hardcover ($18.95) ISBN: 978-1-60060-987-9 Ages 12 and up The title of Mlawski’s debut novel is the English translation of the Latin Malleus Maleficarum: the name of a treatise on the prosecution of witches, written during the early Renaissance. In Mlawski’s [...]
Diego Rivera: An Artist for the People By Susan Goldman Rubin Abrams Books • 2013 • 56 pages Hardcover ($21.95) ISBN: 978-0-8109-8411-0 Ages 8-12 Diego Rivera’s legacy lives on to this day through his extensive collection of works of art. An interesting character, his quirks and talent both continue to fascinate people around the world, [...]
Inspired by Diane de Anda’s bilingual picture book A Day Without Sugar/Un día sin azúcar, about an aunt who leads a group of kids on a hunt for “hidden sugars,” its publisher, Arte Público Press, has launched a new initiative challenging children across the country to limit their sugar intake by participating in the A [...]
ABOUT THE BOOK Tia Sofia’s nieces and nephews love to spend the weekend at her house. She lets them camp out on mattresses and in sleeping bags in the living room, where they play games and watch TV in their pajamas. But best of all, they love eating at their aunt’s house, because she is [...]
