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Monica Brown
Also known as: Mónica Brown
Monica Brown is the award-winning author over thirty magical multicultural picture books for children including Waiting for the Biblioburro, Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match/Marisol McDonald no combina and the Lola Levine chapter book series, inspired by her Peruvian and Jewish heritage. Monica's books have been featured in the NYTimes, The Washington Post, and on NPR's All Things Considered and have received multiple starred reviews. She is the recipient of two Américas Awards and The Christopher Award, among others. (Source)
Most acclaimed
Side by Side
United forever... That's what Janessa Knight and Clay Barrister proclaimed as fanciful children. It was a bond they vowed would never be broken... But childhood dreams could not anticipate adult realities. When Janessa became involved in a serious relationship and Clay's growing fame threatened to take him far away from Salem, Oregon, new frictions arose. And new feelings. Could Janessa and Clay admit that passion had replaced their long-standing affection? Or would they break the first rule of friendship - honesty - and never declare their love?
My Name Is Gabito
2007
"Can you imagine a shipwrecked sailor living on air and seaweed for eight days? Can you imagine a trail of yellow butterflies fluttering their wings to songs of love? Once, there was a little boy named Gabito who could. Gabriel Garcia Marquez is perhaps one of the most brilliant writers of our time. He is a tremendous figure, enormously talented, and unabashedly admired. This is his story, lovingly told, for children to enjoy. Using the imagery from his novels, Monica Brown traces the novelist's life in this creative nonfiction picture book from his childhood in Colombia to today. This is an inspiring story about an inspiring life, full of imagination and beauty."-- "A Gabriel García Márquez lo conocen y lo admiran en todos los rincones del planeta. Ha escrito más de treinta libros que se han traducido a muchos idiomas. Sus maravillosas historias, que están llenas de personajes y lugares mágicos, le hicieron merecedor del Premio Nobel de Literatura en 1982. 'Gabo', como lo llaman cariñosamente, nació en Colombia y creció rodeado de historias. Algunas las contaban sus abuelos. Otras, las escuchaba en el pueblo. Y su loro, Lorenzo el Magnífico, le contó otras tantas..."
Lola Levine meets Jelly and Bean
"Lola Levine finally gets a kitten, but when the family learns that Ben is allergic, they will have to find a new home for the pet"--