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Celia Cruz & Roberto Clemente Get New Biographies as Part of Children’s Book Series

Kiko Martinez — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 18:46:51 +0000

A new children’s book series recently launched that celebrates the lives and careers of famous Latines who have made a major impact on American culture and who serve as inspiration for future generations. Published by Roaring Brook Press, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, the Hispanic Star biography series kicked off on Tuesday (September

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Why Doula M Illustrated a Children’s Book on Abortion

Raquel Reichard — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 21:21:01 +0000

All around us, there are messages about abortions. Street billboards purchased by conservative organizations warn pregnant people not to have them. Politicians fight over expanding or restricting their rights, and teens in film and TV dramas struggle with making the decision. Despite the prevalence of abortion chatter, it’s still considered a hush-hush topic, especially for

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Bilingual Children’s Media Publisher Raises Over $2 Million

Kiko Martinez — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 14:34:25 +0000

Lil’ Libros, a bilingual children’s media company that encourages reading in two languages and publishes books celebrating diversity and inclusion, raised $2 million earlier this month. Founded by mothers Patty Rodriguez and Ariana Stein, Lil’ Libros started their fundraising campaign by asking people to help them become the first children’s book publisher owned by the community. “We’ve

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5 New Children’s Books Written By Latinos

Toni Gonzales — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 16:31:20 +0000

Most of us grew up flipping the pages of the bible in mass on Sundays. For a lot of us that was the only time we ever held a book, let alone opened one. Fast forward to today, the options for kids books are numerous. Kids today aren’t even boxed into hardcovers anymore–instead having kindles

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A Latinx Teacher Wrote a Bilingual Children’s Book About Gender Pronouns

Remezcla Estaff — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 15:47:48 +0000

For years, Lourdes Rivas’ elementary school students asked them why they went by the word “maestre.” Rivas – who uses they/them pronouns – would then explain what non-binary meant, but not in an in-depth manner. This inspired them to write They Call Me Mix/Me Llaman Maestre, a bilingual book based on Rivas’ life that teaches

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