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September is #WorldKidLitMonth!
#GlobalLiteratureinLibrariesInitiative is venturing to the world's oldest colony this month to see the beautiful #kidlit & #yalit produced by Puerto Ricans.
https://glli-us.org/2020/09/01/worldkitlit-month-2020-spotlight-puerto-rico/
#WorldKidLit #PuertoRicanKidLit #CaribbeanKidLit
#PuertoRico
#GlobalLiteratureinLibrariesInitiative is venturing to the world's oldest colony this month to see the beautiful #kidlit & #yalit produced by Puerto Ricans.
https://glli-us.org/2020/09/01/worldkitlit-month-2020-spotlight-puerto-rico/
#WorldKidLit #PuertoRicanKidLit #CaribbeanKidLit
#PuertoRico
Reflecting author & illustrator Carlos Aponte’s own childhood in Puerto Rico, this gorgeous picture book, Across the Bay, is a meditation on the meaning of family & a love letter to the places & people of #PuertoRico. #PuertoRicanKidLit #CaribbeanKidLit https://glli-us.org/2020/09/02/worldkitlit-month-2020-across-the-bay/
Ren lives near @ElYunqueNF, Puerto Rico’s #rainforest. But then he has to leave; Ren is now in a concrete city. This #picturebook shows how a new friend can ease the #Diaspora experience. #WorldKidLitMonth
A New Kind of Wild, written & ill. by @zarprey https://glli-us.org/2020/09/03/worldkitlit-month-2020-a-new-kind-of-wild/
A New Kind of Wild, written & ill. by @zarprey https://glli-us.org/2020/09/03/worldkitlit-month-2020-a-new-kind-of-wild/
Luci Soars is the newest book by author & illustrator @LuluDelacre. When Luci learns to see what makes her different as a strength, she realizes she has more power than she ever thought.
#WorldKidLit #WorldKidLitMonth #PuertoRicanKidLit #CaribbeanKidLit https://glli-us.org/2020/09/04/worldkidlit-month-2020-luci-soars/
#WorldKidLit #WorldKidLitMonth #PuertoRicanKidLit #CaribbeanKidLit https://glli-us.org/2020/09/04/worldkidlit-month-2020-luci-soars/
Por ahí viene el huracán (Here Comes the Hurricane) is a wonderful example of #PuertoRicanKidLit published specifically on the island, it definitely deserves a wider audience.
Written by @lbrexach, illustrated by @Bymyashi.
https://glli-us.org/2020/09/07/worldkitlit-month-2020-translation-recommendation-por-ahi-viene-el-huracan/
#WorldKidLitMonth #KidLit
Written by @lbrexach, illustrated by @Bymyashi.
https://glli-us.org/2020/09/07/worldkitlit-month-2020-translation-recommendation-por-ahi-viene-el-huracan/
#WorldKidLitMonth #KidLit
A Surprise for Teresita, written by Virginia Sánchez-Korrol, & illustrated by @CarolynDeeFlore, is a charming slice-of-life look at one young girl’s #PuertoRican family & community. Published by @artepublico.
#PuertoRicanKidLit #WorldKidLitMonth https://glli-us.org/2020/09/08/worldkitlit-month-2020-a-surprise-for-teresita-una-sorpresa-para-teresita/
#PuertoRicanKidLit #WorldKidLitMonth https://glli-us.org/2020/09/08/worldkitlit-month-2020-a-surprise-for-teresita-una-sorpresa-para-teresita/
Puerto Rican illustrator @ericvelasquezny celebrates his Grandmother, the #PuertoRican music she loved, and the musicians who make that glorious music in two very special picture books called Grandma's Records & Grandma's Gifts.
https://glli-us.org/2020/09/09/worldkitlit-month-2020-eric-velasquez-and-his-grandma/
#WorldKidLitMonth
https://glli-us.org/2020/09/09/worldkitlit-month-2020-eric-velasquez-and-his-grandma/
#WorldKidLitMonth
Looking for books about prominent Puerto Ricans? This is one to include. Clemente! by @WilliePerdomo would also fit into a lesson or storytime about names: who we are named after, how our names are pronounced, & their cultural significances. #Baseball https://glli-us.org/2020/09/10/worldkidlit-month-2020-clemente/
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The #indigenous inhabitants of #PuertoRico were the #Taíno. #KidLit is an excellent way to start learning about this very important part of Puerto Rican heritage.
On This Beautiful Island, written & illustrated by Edwin Fontanez, pub. by @exitstudiopub https://glli-us.org/2020/09/11/worldkidlit-month-2020-on-this-beautiful-island/
On This Beautiful Island, written & illustrated by Edwin Fontanez, pub. by @exitstudiopub https://glli-us.org/2020/09/11/worldkidlit-month-2020-on-this-beautiful-island/
Coquí in the City, is a picture book by Nomar Perez publishing in 2021. In this semi-autobiographical story, a boy & his mother emigrate from Puerto Rico to the U.S. mainland, & discover the importance of welcoming new experiences. #PuertoRicanKidLitMonth https://glli-us.org/2020/09/12/worldkidlit-month-2020-forthcoming-title-alert-coqui-in-the-city/
Parrots over Puerto Rico is a standout nonfiction picture book from which to learn about the Puerto Rican parrot, its role in the island’s culture & history, & the efforts to save the population from extinction. @LEEandLOW
#EndangeredSpecies #Extinction https://glli-us.org/2020/09/14/worldkidlit-month-2020-parrots-over-puerto-rico/
#EndangeredSpecies #Extinction https://glli-us.org/2020/09/14/worldkidlit-month-2020-parrots-over-puerto-rico/
The (R)evolution of Evelyn Serrano by @SoniaMManzano
features a sassy teen whose life changes when her grandmother comes to town unannounced.
https://glli-us.org/2020/09/15/worldkidlit-month-2020-the-revolution-of-evelyn-serrano/
#YALit #PuertoRicanKidLit #PuertoRicanYALit #WorldKidLitMonth #HispanicHeritageMonth #HistoricalFictionYALit
features a sassy teen whose life changes when her grandmother comes to town unannounced.
https://glli-us.org/2020/09/15/worldkidlit-month-2020-the-revolution-of-evelyn-serrano/
#YALit #PuertoRicanKidLit #PuertoRicanYALit #WorldKidLitMonth #HispanicHeritageMonth #HistoricalFictionYALit
If I Could Fly by Judith Ortiz Cofer is as much a vivid account of a teen’s experiences w/ the adults in her life & how their choices impact her, as it is about the gritty realities of those in her flock.
#HispanicHeritageMonth #PuertoRicanKidLitMonth https://glli-us.org/2020/09/16/worldkidlit-month-2020-if-i-could-fly/
#HispanicHeritageMonth #PuertoRicanKidLitMonth https://glli-us.org/2020/09/16/worldkidlit-month-2020-if-i-could-fly/
The Disturbed Girl’s Dictionary by @NoNieqaRamos
Ramos’s protagonist, Macy Cashmere, is a character who, like many teens who experience tough circumstances, could be easily written off by the casual observer as lacking the desire or capacity to succeed. https://glli-us.org/2020/09/17/worldkidlit-month-2020-the-disturbed-girls-dictionary/
Ramos’s protagonist, Macy Cashmere, is a character who, like many teens who experience tough circumstances, could be easily written off by the casual observer as lacking the desire or capacity to succeed. https://glli-us.org/2020/09/17/worldkidlit-month-2020-the-disturbed-girls-dictionary/
The Education of Margot Sanchez by @lilliamr
Margot struggles to curry favor with the financially superior popular crowd at an elite private school.
https://glli-us.org/2020/09/18/worldkidlit-month-2020-the-education-of-margot-sanchez/
#WorldKidLitMonth #HispanicHeritageMonth #PuertoRicanYALit #PuertoRicanKidLitMonth #BoricuaEDU
Margot struggles to curry favor with the financially superior popular crowd at an elite private school.
https://glli-us.org/2020/09/18/worldkidlit-month-2020-the-education-of-margot-sanchez/
#WorldKidLitMonth #HispanicHeritageMonth #PuertoRicanYALit #PuertoRicanKidLitMonth #BoricuaEDU
Call Me Maria by Judith Ortiz Cofer
Maria is a girl caught between two worlds: Puerto Rico, where she was born, & NYC, where she now lives in a basement apartment in the barrio.
#PuertoRicanKidLit #WorldKidLitMonth #HispanicHeritageMonth #BoricuaEDU https://glli-us.org/2020/09/19/worldkidlit-month-2020-call-me-maria/
Maria is a girl caught between two worlds: Puerto Rico, where she was born, & NYC, where she now lives in a basement apartment in the barrio.
#PuertoRicanKidLit #WorldKidLitMonth #HispanicHeritageMonth #BoricuaEDU https://glli-us.org/2020/09/19/worldkidlit-month-2020-call-me-maria/
Mis Abuelos Y Yo by Samuel Caraballo; Illustrated by D. Nina Cruz, translated by Ethriam Cash Brammer, published by @artepublico, is a tender picture book in verse about a boy’s deep relationship with his abuelos, or grandparents.
#WorldKidLitMonth https://glli-us.org/2020/09/21/worldkidlit-month-2020-mis-abuelos-y-yo/
#WorldKidLitMonth https://glli-us.org/2020/09/21/worldkidlit-month-2020-mis-abuelos-y-yo/
There are only five bioluminescent bays in the world; three are in Puerto Rico.
The Coquí and the Iguana by Alidis Vicente, illustrated by Nancy Cote, presents a child’s lived experience of this natural wonder.
https://glli-us.org/2020/09/22/worldkidlit-month-2020-the-coqui-and-the-iguana/
#HispanicHeritageMonth #WorldKidLitMonth
The Coquí and the Iguana by Alidis Vicente, illustrated by Nancy Cote, presents a child’s lived experience of this natural wonder.
https://glli-us.org/2020/09/22/worldkidlit-month-2020-the-coqui-and-the-iguana/
#HispanicHeritageMonth #WorldKidLitMonth
Daniel José Older's novel Shadowshaper is an urban fantasy embedded with real-world commentary about the nature of art & the lived experiences of race. 1st of 3 bks.
https://glli-us.org/2020/09/23/worldkidlit-month-2020-shadowshaper-shadowshaper-cypher-series-book-1/
#HispanicHeritageMonth #WorldKidLitMonth #Boricua
#YALit #WorldKidLit @djolder
https://glli-us.org/2020/09/23/worldkidlit-month-2020-shadowshaper-shadowshaper-cypher-series-book-1/
#HispanicHeritageMonth #WorldKidLitMonth #Boricua
#YALit #WorldKidLit @djolder
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré by @AnikaDenise, illustrated by Paola Escobar
https://glli-us.org/2020/09/24/worldkidlit-month-2020-traiblazing-puerto-rican-librarian-and-storyteller-pura-belpre/
#PuertoRicanKidLitMonth #WorldKidLitMonth #HispanicHeritageMonth #Librarians #Puppetry #Storytelling #FolkloreThurs #WorldKidLit #Libraries
https://glli-us.org/2020/09/24/worldkidlit-month-2020-traiblazing-puerto-rican-librarian-and-storyteller-pura-belpre/
#PuertoRicanKidLitMonth #WorldKidLitMonth #HispanicHeritageMonth #Librarians #Puppetry #Storytelling #FolkloreThurs #WorldKidLit #Libraries
Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library by Carole Weatherford Brown by @poetweatherford,
illustrated by Afro-Latino illustrator @ericvelasquezny
https://glli-us.org/2020/09/25/worldkidlit-month-2020-afro-puerto-rican-bibliophile-arturo-alfonso-schomburg/
#PuertoRicanKidLitMonth #PuertoRicanKidLit #WorldKidLitMonth #HispanicHeritageMonth @SchomburgCenter #KidLit
illustrated by Afro-Latino illustrator @ericvelasquezny
https://glli-us.org/2020/09/25/worldkidlit-month-2020-afro-puerto-rican-bibliophile-arturo-alfonso-schomburg/
#PuertoRicanKidLitMonth #PuertoRicanKidLit #WorldKidLitMonth #HispanicHeritageMonth @SchomburgCenter #KidLit
When Julia Danced Bomba by @rmargueritte,
illustrated by Flor de Vita,
translated by @gbaezaventura,
published by @artepublico
https://glli-us.org/2020/09/26/worldkidlit-month-2020-when-julia-danced-bomba/
#PuertoRicanKidLitMonth #WorldKidLitMonth #Dance #HispanicHeritageMonth #AfroLatinxCreate #PuertoRicanKidLit #BoricuaEDU
illustrated by Flor de Vita,
translated by @gbaezaventura,
published by @artepublico
https://glli-us.org/2020/09/26/worldkidlit-month-2020-when-julia-danced-bomba/
#PuertoRicanKidLitMonth #WorldKidLitMonth #Dance #HispanicHeritageMonth #AfroLatinxCreate #PuertoRicanKidLit #BoricuaEDU
Ellas: Histories of Puerto Rican Women
edited by Enery López Navarette, Mariola Rosario Padró, @lbrexach, Illus. by @Bymyashi, published by the new Puerto Rican publishing house devoted to #PuertoRicanKidLit, Editorial Destellos LLC.
#WorldKidLitMonth https://glli-us.org/2020/09/27/worldkidlit-month-2020-ellas-histories-of-puerto-rican-women/
edited by Enery López Navarette, Mariola Rosario Padró, @lbrexach, Illus. by @Bymyashi, published by the new Puerto Rican publishing house devoted to #PuertoRicanKidLit, Editorial Destellos LLC.
#WorldKidLitMonth https://glli-us.org/2020/09/27/worldkidlit-month-2020-ellas-histories-of-puerto-rican-women/
The Legend of Kiki Kokí by Ed Rodríguez
While the other children help their mothers & fathers pick fruit or catch fish, Kokí would rather have fun (which definitely does not involve helping).
#HispanicHeritageMonth #PuertoRicanKidLitMonth #KidLit #Coqui https://glli-us.org/2020/09/28/worldkidlit-month-2020-the-legend-of-kiki-koki/
While the other children help their mothers & fathers pick fruit or catch fish, Kokí would rather have fun (which definitely does not involve helping).
#HispanicHeritageMonth #PuertoRicanKidLitMonth #KidLit #Coqui https://glli-us.org/2020/09/28/worldkidlit-month-2020-the-legend-of-kiki-koki/
