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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. …

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June 20, 2022

08. The Highlights Foundation supports Latinix creators.

With mentorship and guidance from outstanding faculty at the Highlights Foundation, aspiring authors and illustrators hone their craft and learn about book publishing. Visit https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/ to learn more...

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June 6, 2022

07. Estella Gonzalez brings to life her experience living in East LA.

In "Chola Salvation”, author Estella Gonzalez draws upon her experiences living in East LA to vividly bring her characters to life. Add in a dose of magic realism and soon the reader is cheering for the underdogs in this engaging …

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May 16, 2022

06. Jessica Payne brings the joy of reading.

Jessica Payne is the executive director of Kids Need to Read, an organization that provides books to schools and libraries across the country. Visit kidsneedtoread.org to request books for your school or library, or to make a...

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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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April 11, 2022

04 Rudy Garcia A young hero faces an Aztec monster in an epic journey

Episode 04. In the novel Death Song of the Dragón Chicxulub, a young hero battles an Aztec dragon as he searches for his identity and destiny. Rudy Garcia delights readers in this epic journey. Order your copy from any Indie …

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March 28, 2022

03. Laura Castillo encourages Latino families to visit the library.

A conversation with librarian Laura Castillo about the many services offer by public libraries to the general population and especially the Latino community. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/latino-book-chat/message

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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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