MAXY SURVIVES THE HURRICANE / MAXY SOBREVIVE EL HURACÁN

 

 

By Ricia Anne Chansky and Yarelis Marcial Acevedo

 

Illustrations by Olga Barinova

 

Spanish translation by Yarelis Marcial Acevedo, 

Francheska Morales García and Sharon Marie Nieves-Ferrer

 

 

ISBN: 978-1-55885-918-0

Publication Date: May 31, 2021

Bind: Hardcover

Pages:  32

Imprint: Piñata Books

Ages:  4-8

 

 

This appealing bilingual picture book about a dog afraid of storms will resonate with children who face natural disasters.

 

 

Maxy is a happy puppy who lives with Clarita and her family in a house filled with laughter and music on the island of Puerto Rico. On sunny days, Clarita and Maxy go to the park or on adventures under the flamboyant tree. On rainy days, they stay inside and play games or read books.

 

But one day, Maxy sees everyone rushing around, putting things in boxes. Someone say, “María is coming!” That night, Hurricane María roared ashore; there was thunder, lightning and lots of rain. Maxy was terrified! Finally, the power went out and the house and everything around it was completely dark. The next day when they went outside, they saw destroyed homes, flooded roads and knocked-down trees—including their beloved flamboyant! There was no electricity for a long time, and everyone had to stand in long lines for food, gas and even water to drink.

 

Eventually, power is restored and Maxy thinks everything is going to be okay. Until one day, the clouds start to gather and he hears thunder and whistling winds. Trembling and whining, he races under the bed! Eventually, and with the help of loved ones, Maxy—like many children who go through natural disasters—learns to overcome his fear and appreciate the benefits of rain.

 

 

RICIA ANNE CHANSKY is a professor of literature in the Department of English at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. This is her first children’s book.

 

YARELIS MARCIAL ACEVEDO, a graduate student at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, plans to write her dissertation on children’s literature. This is her first children’s book.

 

OLGA BARINOVA is a children’s book illustrator based in Calgary, Canada.

 

 

 

2019 Américas Book Award Winners

The Américas Award is given in recognition of U.S. works of fiction, poetry, folklore, or selected non-fiction (from picture books to works for young adults) published in the previous year in English or Spanish that authentically and engagingly portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States. By combining both and linking the Americas, the award reaches beyond geographic borders, as well as multicultural-international boundaries, focusing instead upon cultural heritages within the hemisphere. The award is sponsored by the national Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP).

For more information visit, http://claspprograms.org/uploads/Americas_Award_Annotations_5.2019-1559179411.pdf

2019 Américas Award Winners

Islandborn written by Junot Díaz and illustrated by Leo Espinosa. Dial Books for Young Readers, 2018. ISBN: 9780735230958

Undocumented: A Worker’s Fight written and illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh. Abrams Books, 2018. ISBN: 978-1419728549

2019 Américas Award Honorable Mention Titles

Auntie Luce’s Talking Paintings written by Francie Latour and illustrated by Ken Daley. Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press, 2018. ISBN: 978-1-77306-041-5

The Poet X written by Elizabeth Acevedo. Harper Teen, 2018. ISBN: 978-0-06-266280-4

2019 Américas Award Commended Titles

Alma and How She Got Her Name written and illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal. Candlewick, 2018. ISBN: 978-0-7636-9355-8

Carmela Full of Wishes written by Matt de la Peña and illustrated by Christian Robinson. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2018. ISBN: 978-0-399-54904-5

Dreamers written and illustrated by Yuyi Morales. Neal Porter Books, 2018. ISBN: 978-0-8234- 4055-9

La Frontera My Journey with Papa written by Deborah Mills & Alfredo Alva and illustrated by Claudia Navarro. Barefoot Books, 2018. ISBN: 978-1-78285-388-6

A Gift from Abuela written by Cecilia Ruiz. Candlewick Press, 2018. ISBN: 978-0-7636-9267-4

Jazz Owls written by Margarita Engle. Atheneum, 2018. ISBN: 9781534409453

Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish written by Pablo Cartaya. Viking, 2018. ISBN: 978-1- 101-99726-0

Merci Suárez Changes Gears written by Meg Medina. Candlewick Press, 2018. ISBN: 978-0- 7636-9049-6

Photographic: The Life of Graciela Iturbide written by Isabel Quintero and illustrated by Zeke Peña. Abrams Books, 2018. ISBN: 978-1947440005

Puerto Rico Strong: A Comics Anthology Supporting Puerto Rico Disaster written by Vita Ayala (Author), Hazel Newlevant (Editor), Desiree Rodriguez (Editor). Lion Forge, 2018. ISBN: 978-1941302903

They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid’s Poems written by David Bowles. Cinco Puntos Press, 2018. ISBN: 978-1-947627-06-2


When Angels Sing: The Story of Rock Legend Carlos Santana written by Michael Mahin and illustrated by Jose Ramirez. Atheneum, 2018. ISBN: 978-1534404137 

Juana & Lucas

Juana & Lucas

by Juana Medina

• Age Range: 5 - 8 years
• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Candlewick (September 27, 2016)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0763672084
• ISBN-13: 978-0763672089

Juana loves many things — drawing, eating Brussels sprouts, living in Bogotá, Colombia, and especially her dog, Lucas, the best amigo ever. She does not love wearing her itchy school uniform, solving math problems, or going to dance class. And she especially does not love learning the English. Why is it so important to learn a language that makes so little sense? But when Juana’s abuelos tell her about a special trip they are planning—one that Juana will need to speak English to go on—Juana begins to wonder whether learning the English might be a good use of her time after all. Hilarious, energetic, and utterly relatable, Juana will win over los corazones — the hearts — of readers everywhere in her first adventure, presented by namesake Juana Medina.

Winner of the 2017 Pura Belpré Author Award

Reviews

Medina’s beautiful, vivid prose conjures the Colombian setting with tactile language...Juana’s narration is also peppered with easy-to-figure-out Spanish words.

—The New York Times Book Review

This upbeat new series for young readers is a must-buy. —Booklist (starred review)

An essential selection that creates multicultural awareness, has distinguished and appealing design elements, and has a text that is the stuff of true literature.

—School Library Journal (starred review)

2017-2018 Tejas Star Reading List

The Tejas Star Reading List Task Force annually selects a recommended reading list of bilingual English/Spanish books or books written in Spanish from books published in the three years prior to the list being published. The list is prepared for use by children ages 5-12.

The Tejas Star Reading List (TSRL) provides a recommended reading list developed by TLA member librarians from the Texas Association of School Librarians (TASL), the Children’s Round Table, Public Library Division (PLD), and the Latino Caucus. The purpose of the list is to encourage children ages 5-12 to explore multicultural books and to discover the cognitive and economic benefits of bilingualism and multilingualism.

The program began as the Tejas Star Book Award, created by the Region One ESC Library Advisory Committee. TLA's Tejas Star Reading List Task Force assumed responsibility for the list in 2012.

2017-2018 Tejas Star Reading List

Agard, John. Libro: una autobiografía. (Book: My autobiography).  Illustrated by Neil Packer. Translated by Diana Luz Sánchez F. Editorial Santillana S.A., 2016. ISBN: 9786070129483. (Ages 10-13)

Argueta, Jorge. Salsa: un poema para cocinar / Salsa: A cooking poem. Groundwood Books. ISBN: 9781554984428. (Ages 6-11)

Argueta, Jorge. 2016. Somos como las nubes / We Are Like the Clouds.  Groundwood Books.  ISBN: 9781554988495. (Ages 9-12)

Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker. 2016. La guerra que salvó mi vida. ( The War that Saved My Life). Editorial Santillana S. A.,  ISBN: 9786070128875. (Ages 9-12)

Brown, Dinah. 2015.  ¿Quién es Malala Yousafzai? (Who is Malala Yousafzai?) Santillana USA.  ISBN: 9781631134180. (Ages 8-12)

Bryant, Jennifer. 2016. La palabra exacta: Roget y su tesauro. (The Right Word: Roget and his thesaurus).   Editorial Santillana S. A.  ISBN: 9786070129889. (Ages 8-12)

Buitrago, Jairo. 2016. Dos conejos blancos. (Two White Rabbits). Groundwood. ISBN: 9781554989034. (Ages 4-7)

Campoy, F. Isabel. 2014. Poesía eres tú: antología poética. (Poetry Is You: An anthology of poetry).  Santillana USA. ISBN: 9781631139642. (Ages 7-10)

Cohen-Janca, Irene. 2016. El último viaje del doctor Korczak y sus hijos. (Mister Doctor: Janusz Korczak and the orphans of the Warsaw ghetto).  Santillana S.A.,  ISBN: 9786070129926. (Ages 9-12)

Delacre, Lulú. 2016. ¡Olinguito, de La A a la Z! Descubriendo el bosque nublado / Olinguito, from A to Z! Unveiling the cloud forest.   Lee & Low Books Inc., 2016. ISBN: 9780892393275. (Ages 5-11)  

Gay, Marie-Louise. 2015. ¿Alguna pregunta? (Any Questions?) Santillana S.A.  ISBN: 9786070128073. (Ages 6-9)

Maa'Dhoor, Lilian. Illustrator. 2016. Palabrerías: retahílas, trabalenguas, colmos y otros juegos de palabras. (Palavers: mantras, tongue twisters, “colmos” and other Spanish language word games). Santillana USA. ISBN: 9781682922286. (Ages 6-12)

MacLachlan, Patricia. 2016. Los matices de Matisse. (The Iridescence of Birds).  Editorial Santillana S. A.  ISBN: 9786070129933. (Ages 4-7)

Marshall, Linda Elovitz. 2016. Rainbow Weaver = Tejedora del arcoiris. Lee & Low,  ISBN: 9780892393749. (Ages 5-8)

Mistral, Gabriela. 2016. Rondas, poemas y jugarretas. (Circle songs, Poems and silly games).  Santillana USA. ISBN: 9781682921234. (Ages 8-11)

Pelegrín, Ana. 2014. Letras para armar poemas. (Letters to Assemble Poems). Editorial Santillana S. A.  ISBN: 9786070131059. (Ages 8-12)

Saldaña Jr., René. 2016. Un misterio más grande que grandísimo: Colección Mikey Rangel, detective privado / A Mystery Bigger than Big: A Mickey Rangel Mystery. Arte Público Press.  ISBN: 9781558858244. (Ages 8-11)

Smith, David. 2015. ¿Y Si...? Una increíble forma de percibir la realidad. (If: A Mind-Bending New Way of Looking at Big Ideas and Numbers).  Santillana S.A.  ISBN: 9786070128080. (Ages 8-11)

Tavares, Matt. 2015. Llegar a ser pedro. (Becoming Pedro). Candlewick. ISBN: 9780763679804. (Ages 8-12)

The First Rule of Punk

By Celia C. Pérez

•           Age Range: 9 - 12 years
•        Grade Level: 4 - 7
•        Hardcover: 336 pages
•        Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers (August 22, 2017)
•        Language: English
•        ISBN-10: 0425290409
•        ISBN-13: 978-0425290408

From debut author and longtime zine-maker Celia C. Pérez, The First Rule of Punk is a wry and heartfelt exploration of friendship, finding your place, and learning to rock out like no one’s watching. 

There are no shortcuts to surviving your first day at a new school—you can’t fix it with duct tape like you would your Chuck Taylors. On Day One, twelve-year-old Malú (María Luisa, if you want to annoy her) inadvertently upsets Posada Middle School’s queen bee, violates the school’s dress code with her punk rock look, and disappoints her college-professor mom in the process. Her dad, who now lives a thousand miles away, says things will get better as long as she remembers the first rule of punk: be yourself.

The real Malú loves rock music, skateboarding, zines, and Soyrizo (hold the cilantro, please). And when she assembles a group of like-minded misfits at school and starts a band, Malú finally begins to feel at home. She'll do anything to preserve this, which includes standing up to an anti-punk school administration to fight for her right to express herself!

Black and white illustrations and collage art throughout make The First Rule of Punk a perfect pick for fans of books like Roller Girl and online magazines like Rookie.

PRAISE FOR THE FIRST RULE OF PUNK:

“Extremely relatable and creatively inspiring, with a voice that is equal parts witty and sharp.”

—Bustle.com

"In The First Rule of Punk, Celia C. Pérez brings us Malú, a girl whose talents are as diverse as the images and words she snips for her zines. Malú is an irrepressible force, one that readers will long remember."

—Diana López, author of Confetti Girl and Nothing Up My Sleeve

Celia C. Pérez has been making zines inspired by punk and her love of writing for longer than some of you have been alive. Her favorite zine supplies are a long-arm stapler, glue sticks, and watercolor pencils. She still listens to punk music, and she’ll never stop picking cilantro out of her food at restaurants. Originally from Miami, Florida, Celia lives in Chicago with her family and works as a community college librarian. She owns two sets of worry dolls because you can never have too many. The First Rule of Punk is her first book for young readers.