It’s Day Four and time for a Coloring Adventure. Here is a cover that didn’t fly for the book Drum Dream Girl written with poetry and rhythm by my good friend Margarita Engle. Now it’s your turn to make it fly. Green means GO! Have some fun and let...
This post is about a young Cuban girl who believed in her dream. The determination of MILLO CASTRO ZALDARRIAGA, broke the island’s taboo against female drummers. Eventually she would perform with her sisters, Anacaona in Cuba’s first all female dance band....
Long ago in Cuba, young Millo dreamed of becoming a drummer. But women on the island were not allowed to play drums so she had to keep drumming and dreaming alone. It’s a girl power story about perseverance and breaking barriers. It was so exciting to see my...
Cuba and the United States are only 90 miles away but for over 50 years have been apart. Teachers and students are discussing our changing relationship in their classrooms. Thanks to School Library Journal for posting a list of useful books and for including Drum...
2016 was an incredible year for diverse books. I’m often contacted by aspiring Latino writers and illustrators and wanted to share these tips from five leading Literary Agents that might be...
