Lani Rae's Marvelous Hair- El Cabello maravilloso de Lani Rae

By Yesenia Rodriguez and illustrated by Sunny Duran

 

Lani Rae is a little girl with many interests and lots of hair. When she learns that her best friend needs help, she searches for a way to make things better. Find out how she discovers the power behind friendship and kindness.

 

Traducido por Natalia Sepúlveda

 

Lani Rae es una niña pequeña con muchos intereses y con mucho cabello. Ella se entera que su amiga necesita ayuda y ella busca maneras de cómo mejorar las cosas. Conoce como ella descubre el poder detrás de la amistad y la amabilidad.

 

 

Yesenia Rodriguez was born and raised in Riverside, California. As a self-proclaimed multipotentialite, she has dabbled in many capacities that have influenced her writing. In her debut as an author, she recalls her time as a cosmetologist and the beneficial impact that one’s image can have on their self-confidence. She believes what one does for others and how one treats them leaves an even greater influence. You will normally find her creating memories with her daughter.

 

 

Sunny is an illustrator and designer of children’s books, wife, mother of four kids and keeper of two cats. She has always loved to draw and grew up in the woods of Northern Michigan along the shores of Lake Superior with her mother the illustrator and her grandmother the writer. She is a US ARMY vet and former 82nd Airborne paratrooper. Thanks to the military her family lived in Germany for 13 years. Where they grew to love the food, fests, castles and culture. 

Sunny currently lives in Maryland where blue crabs are plentiful and everything seems to have Old Bay seasoning on it. She spends her days doodling on her ipad with a cup of cold coffee by her side and a cat on her lap. Creating fun and quirky characters for picture books and middle grade. She is an active member of (SCBWI) the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. She is also the co-host of the Illo Chat podcast. A place where her friend and fellow author/illustrator Olga Herrera, talk about their journey as children’s book illustrators.