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Season 1 Episodes

July 5, 2022

09. Monica Brown's Bicultural Characters Find a Home in Children's He…

Author Monica Brown delights children with her bicultural and bilingual books. Her collection of picture books with the bicultural character Marisol McDonald just celebrated its 10th anniversary. Monica chats about what makes Marisol so unique and why children love her. You can purchase a copy of M…

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April 25, 2022

05. Juliet Menéndez uncovers the stories of women who have shaped Lat…

Author and illustrator Juliet Menéndez chats about her first book Latinitas and the inspiration behind this amazing project. Latinitas in an anthology of short stories about influential Latinas making history in Latina America and the United States.

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March 14, 2022

02. René Colato Laínez - The teacher full of stories.

Children’s book author René Colato Laínez chats about his most recent book releases. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/latino-book-chat/message

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Feb. 27, 2022

01. Holly Ayala finds inspiration in her Salvadoran roots.

Author Holly Ayala chats about her first children’s book ABC El Salvador, an alphabet book portraying the culture, traditions, and geography of El Salvador. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/latino-book-chat/mess...

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