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Ganador del premio Pura Belpré de ilustración
De niña, a Teresa Carreño le encantaba dejar que sus manos bailaran a lo largo de las hermosas teclas del piano. Si se sentía triste, la música le levantaba el ánimo y, cuando estaba feliz, el piano la ayudaba a compartir esa alegría. Pronto comenzó a escribir sus propias canciones y a tocar en grandes catedrales.
Entonces, una revolución en Venezuela hizo que su familia tuviera que huir a Estados Unidos. Teresa se sentía sola en este sitio desconocido en el que muy poca de la gente a quien conocía hablaba español. Y lo peor es que también había una guerra en su nuevo hogar: la Guerra Civil.
Aun así, Teresa siguió tocando y pronto adquirió fama de ser la talentosa niña del piano que podía tocar cualquier cosa, desde una canción folclórica hasta una sonata. Era tan famosa, de hecho, ¡que el presidente Abraham Lincoln quiso que fuera a tocar a la Casa Blanca! Sin embargo, con el país dividido por la guerra, ¿podría la música de Teresa traer consuelo a quienes más lo necesitaban?
Margarita Engle es la autora cubanoamericana de muchos libros galardonados, entre los que se incluye otra colaboración con Sara Palacios: La niña voladora. Sus otros libros incluyen Manos que bailan; Una niña, un tambor, un sueño; Todo el camino hasta La Habana; Miguel y su valiente caballero; El árbol de la rendición, ganador del premio de honor Newbery; y sus libros de memorias Aire encantado y La tierra al vuelo. Vive en California central.
Margarita Engle is the Cuban American author of many books including the verse novels Rima’s Rebellion; Your Heart, My Sky; With a Star in My Hand; The Surrender Tree, a Newbery Honor winner; and The Lightning Dreamer. Her verse memoirs include Soaring Earth and Enchanted Air, which received the Pura Belpré Award, a Walter Dean Myers Award Honor, and was a finalist for the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction, among others. Her picture books include Drum Dream Girl, Dancing Hands, and The Flying Girl.
Alexis Romay es autor de dos novelas y un libro de sonetos. Ha traducido al español más de una cuarentena de libros ilustrados y novelas de Ana Veciana-Suarez, Margarita Engle, Stuart Gibbs, Meg Medina y, al inglés, de Miguel Correa Mujica. Vive en Nueva Jersey con su esposa y su hijo
Rafael López nació y creció en México, un lugar que ha influenciado los colores vívidos que dan forma a su arte. Ahora crea proyectos de murales comunitarios por todo el mundo e ilustra aclamados libros infantiles, entre los que se encuentran The Day You Begin; ¡Bravo!; Una niña, un tambor, un sueño; We’ve Got the Whole World in Our Hands; y Book Fiesta!. Rafael divide su tiempo entre México y California.
Rafael López was born and raised in Mexico, a place that has always influenced the vivid colors and shapes in his artwork. He now creates community-based mural projects around the world and illustrates acclaimed children’s books including The Day You Begin, Bravo!, Drum Dream Girl, We’ve Got the Whole World in Our Hands, Book Fiesta!, and Dancing Hands. Rafael divides his time between Mexico and California
* “Engle's free verse whirls and twirls, playful and vivacious, while López's vivid, colorful artwork elevates this story to heavenly heights. Like a concerto for the heart.” -Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“Lyrical, imagery-rich text . . . Patterned mixed-media illustrations use color to evoke the lushness of Venezuela, the darkness of war, and the beauty of music. Concluding with a historical note, the biography’s vibrant images and language form a melodious composition.” -Booklist
"López’s swirling colors, soaring birds, and scattered notes conjure music’s transportive powers amid the countries’ war-torn landscapes, complementing Engle’s text, and building 'hymns . . . shimmered like hummingbirds.'" -Publishers Weekly
"Engle’s writing shines through powerful descriptions and connections between music and feelings. López’s vivid illustrations expertly alternate between lush, vibrant hues, and gray, muted depictions of darker times; they evoke characters and historical settings with absorbing detail." -Horn Book Magazine
"Author and illustrator are well paired in this interesting narrative. Darks and lights, whether representing world events or the colors of the piano keys, are recurring themes that Engle cleverly entwines in her at times poetic writing. López’s illustrations practically leap from the page as they mirror the tone of events—bright and beautiful when the story is light; dark, drab, and gray when echoing conflict." -School Library Journal
Collections: All, Latinx Stories, Libros en español, Non-Fiction Biographies
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