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Monica Brown
Inspired by her Peruvian-American heritage and passion to share Latino/a stories with children, Monica Brown, Ph.D. is the author of award-winning bilingual books for children including My Name Is Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz/Me llamo Celia: La vida de Celia Cruz, which was awarded the Américas Award for Children's Literature and a Pura Belpré Honor. Her second picture book, My Name Is Gabriela: The Life of Gabriela Mistral/Me llamo Gabriela: La vida de Gabriela Mistral shares the story of the first Latina to win a Nobel Prize. (This book is also this month's Latin Baby Book Club pick!)
I love Monica's books because she features famous people from Latin America in her children's books. We can share these stories with our children, and grandchildren... in my case, with my niece :) The illustrations are beautiful, full of color, bringing every page to life.
1. Can you describe your latest book?
My two Fall books are My Name is Gabito: The Life of Gabriel Garcia Marquez/ Me Llamo Gabito: La Vida de Gabriel Garcia Marquez, a children's biography of one of our greatest living authors and the second is Butterflies on Carmen Street, a book that explores immigration among peoples and in nature.
2 . What do you enjoy about being a children's author?
Everything! I love writing for children and working with children. They are honest and joyful and lovely little spirits. I've gotten to meet children across the country and it has been my pleasure. Another aspect of writing for children that I love has been the opportunity to work with Latino/a artists. Picture books are the union of text and art and it has been very gratifying.
3. How can parents encourage their children to celebrate and embrace their Latino roots?
I'll start by advising them to share our stories--our amazing history and our contributions to the world of art, music, literature and beyond. I've written three picture book biographies, and I write the books I want my own daughters, ages 8 and 10, to read!
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