Wednesday, September 11, 2024

LA FIESTA DE LAS PUPUSAS / THE FIESTA OF THE PUPUSAS


Written by Jorge Argueta

Illustrated by Gabriela Moran

Publisher Luna's Press Books


Las pupusas son la comida nacional de El Salvador, reconicidas internacionalmente. Este bello libro escrito por el afamado escritor salvadoreño, Jorge Argueta es un homenaje a esta delicia salvadoreña. Las coloridas ilustraciones de Gabriela Moran son una fiesta cultural revuelta de todos los colores. 

Pupusas are the national food of El Salvador, recognized internationally. This beautiful book written by the award-winning author, Jorge Argueta is a tribute to this Salvadoran delicacy. Gabriela Moran's colorful illustrations are a mixed cultural festival of all colors.




OTHER BOOKS PUBLISHED BY LUNA'S PRESS BOOKS


La piedra mágica de la Chinchintora/The Chinchintora Snakeend the Magic Stone

Written by Manlio Argueta and illustrated by Male Cuéllar


The chinchintora is a snake that lives in the backwoods of El Salvador. It has a magic stone in its body that everyone wants to own. But to get it, you have to be an excellent dancer and challenge the snake to dance cha cha cha, salsa, cumbia, merengue, samba or Aztec dance.


ABC EL SALVADOR

Written by Holly Ayala and illustrated by Elizabeth Gómez 


With this fun‭, ‬unique‭ ‬ABC book‭, ‬learning-to-readers will travel‭ with Xiomara and her brother Kevin to some of their favorite places in El Salvador‭. ‬Spanish and Indigenous-influenced‭ Salvadoran words‭, ‬with beautifully painted illustrations by award-winning illustrator Elizabeth Gómez‭, ‬will guide children through‭ the culture‭, ‬history and traditions that make Salvadorans proud‭.‬‭



Olita and Manyula: The Big Birthday / Olita y Manyula: El gran cumpleaños

Written by Jorge Argueta and illustrated by El Aleph Sánchez


Olita and Manyula: The Big Birthday / Olita y Manyula: El gran cumpleaños is about Manyula, a beloved elephant that lived in El Salvador's zoo for over 50 years. Winner of an International Latino Book Award: Honorable Mention. This book is loved by children all over the United States of America and El Salvador.


Telegrams to Heaven/ Telegramas al cielo

Written by René Colato Laínez and illustrated by Pixote Hunt


Telegrams to Heaven/ Telegramas al cielo recounts the moving childhood of Archbishop Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez, who from an early age discovers the candor, light and power of the word, which he uses to pray and to write poetry, sending telegrams to heaven from his heart. René Colato Laínez, the renowned Salvadoran writer, has written a touching story about the great Arcbishop Romero. The colorful, modern illustrations of Pixote Hunt make us reflect with deep tenderness, showing us the innocence of the great Archbishop Romero as a young child. ‬


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