Lesl�a Newman is the author of eighty books for readers of all ages. She has received numerous awards for her work, including two Stonewall Book Award Honors, two National Jewish Book Awards, the Massachusetts Book Award, and a creative writing fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. From 2008--2010, she served as the poet laureate of Northampton, MA. Visit her online at lesleakids.com.
Elizabeth Erazo Baez is a Puerto Rican visual artist who is inspired by the greenery of Puerto Rico and the beauty of its landscapes. As a result, her paintings focus on tropical scenes and portraits of the Caribbean. She also works as an elementary school art teacher. Baez lives with her family in Miami, Florida. You can find her online at baezfineart.com.
Georgina L�zaro adapted the English text of Alicia and the Hurricane into Spanish. She is a Puerto Rican poet who has written poems that introduce children to Frederico Garc�a Lorca, Pablo Neruda, Miguel de Cervantes's Don Quixote, and other mainstays of Hispanic/Latinx culture and tradition. She also writes and translates children's books. L�zaro lives with her family in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
"While reading this book I was taken back to the fear and
uncertainty of the days before and after Hurricane Maria devastated
Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017. Like young Alicia, I also
noticed the silence that invaded the nights. Like Alicia, I missed
the sound of the coqu�, a little frog-like animal whose voice
resonates every night as a reminder that we are in Puerto Rico, and
how proud we are to be Boricuas. Like Alicia, I also felt that the
silence of the coqu� meant that hope had been lost. But young
Alicia teaches us that when the people of Puerto Rico began to help
one another, the coqu� began to sing again. And that song is a
symbol of the strength and love that we show when we stand up for
each other. Alicia and her family remind us that if we are
together, HOPE, like the song of the coqu�, will be ever present in
our lives." -- Carmen Yul�n Cruz Soto, Mayor of San Juan, Puerto
Rico, 2013--2020; Weissman Fellow, Mount Holyoke College, 2021
"Este cuento me acord� el miedo y la incertidumbre que sent� los
d�as antes y despu�s de que el Hurac�n Mar�a destruyera a Puerto
Rico el 20 de septiembre del 2017. Como la peque�a Alicia, yo
tambi�n note el silencio que invadi� las noches. Como la peque�a
Alicia, yo tambi�n not� el silencio que invadi� las noches. Como
Alicia, me hizo falta el sonido del coqu�, una peque�a ranita cuya
voz resuena en la noche y nos recuerda que estamos en Puerto Rico y
que estamos orgullosos de ser boricuas. Como Alicia, sent� que el
silencio del coqu� quer�a decir que ya no quedaba esperanza. Pero
la peque�a Alicia nos ense�a que cuando la gente de Puerto Rico se
ayuda los unos a los otros, el coqu� comienza a cantar. Y esa
canci�n es s�mbolo de la fortaleza y el amor que demostramos cuando
estamos juntos. Alicia y su familia nos recuerdan que, si estamos
unidos, la esperanza, como la canci�n del coqu�, estar� siempre
presente en nuestras vidas." -- Carmen Yul�n Cruz Soto, alcaldesa
de San Juan, Puerto Rico,2013--2020; Weissman Fellow, Mount Holyoke
College, 2021 "Alicia's character represents Puerto Rican strength,
and her story demonstrates how family and hope can move one forward
in beautiful ways." -- Booklist "Illustrations aptly convey
Alicia's emotional journey as well as the bright, tropical colors
of Puerto Rico. The layout of this bilingual book foregrounds the
Spanish translation by L�zaro. . . and the English text includes
Spanish words readers can understand from context, as cognates, or
using the book's glossary." -- The Horn BookBest Books of the Year
2022 - Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's
Literature
Best Children's Books of the Year in Spanish 2023 - Bank Street
College of Education
Delaware Diamonds Awards 2023 - Diamond State Reading
Association
Junior Library Guild Selection 2023
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