I want kids and adults to see someone who looks like them and know that their background, identity, or zip code doesn’t limit their potential.
Celebrating Joy: Veronica Cortez Interviews Megan and Jorge Lacera
Now I think of writing as watering a garden, or what it might be like to do that because I’ve never tended a garden.
Meet the Survivor, Creator, and Author: Oriel María Siu
Welcome to the Latinx Kid Lit Corner. In this edition, we had the pleasure of interviewing writer, scholar, and educator, Dr. Oriel Maria Siu. Her latest children’s book title, Christopher the Ogre Cologre, It’s Over! (2021), is being used in grade schools and on college campuses to dispel myths about how the Americas were discovered …
Friends from the Amazon Rainforest: Latinx Kid-Lit Corner (Vol. III)
Welcome back to our third edition of Latinx Kid-Lit Corner. I couldn’t be more excited to share this next picture book title in our lineup. Both the themes and the creator of the story are hot topics of the day and personal favorites of mine. Available in both English and Spanish, Zonia’s Rain Forest, is …
A Latinx Boy and His Rubik’s Cube: Latinx Kid-Lit Corner
Our Inaugural Edition Welcome to the inaugural edition of Latinx Kid-Lit. Corner. I’m Steve Moises, Latinx illustrator and Children’s Books Features Editor at Latino Stories. As I like to say in my surfer voice, I’m “super psyched” to guide you on a journey to explore some fun and inspiring Latinx children’s books. My mission is …