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Blowing the Horn: Future and Past
"My hope is that in the future there will be more and more diversity in children's literature so that kids of all different backgrounds can see their cultures and histories depicted in the books they read." Illustration (c) 2024 by Duncan Tonatiuh. From the May/June 2024 special issue of The...
Review of Game of Freedom: Mestre Bimba and the Art of Capoeira
Game of Freedom: Mestre Bimba and the Art of Capoeira by Duncan Tonatiuh; illus. by the authorPrimary Abrams 48 pp.10/23 9781419764585 $19.99e-book ed. 9781647008253 $15.54Spanish ed. 9781419768507 $19.99In his accessibly written picture-book biography of Manoel dos Reis Machado (1899–1974), known as Mestre Bimba, Tonatiuh (A Land of Books, rev. 1/23,...
Game of Freedom
In Game of Freedom: Mestre Bimba and the Art of Capoeira (also published in Spanish as Juego de libertad: Mestre Bimba y el arte de la capoeira), Duncan Tonatiuh immortalizes Manoel dos Reis Machado (1899–1974), more commonly known as Mestre Bimba. Bimba’s contributions to capoeira, the Brazilian jogo (game) that...
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Review of Día de Muertos: Números: A Day of the Dead Counting Book
Día de Muertos: Números: A Day of the Dead Counting Book by Duncan Tonatiuh; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Abrams Appleseed 24 pp.5/23 9781419764462 $15.99e-book ed. 9781647008246 $14.39Starting with “una foto / one photo” of their deceased loved one, a group of “diez familiares y amigos / ten family members...
Review of A Land of Books: Dreams of a Young Mexihcah Word Painters
A Land of Books: Dreams of Young Mexihcah Word Painters by Duncan Tonatiuh; illus. by the author Primary Abrams 48 pp. 11/22 9781419749421 $19.99 e-book ed. 9781647008550 $15.54 With his signature illustrations that draw from Mesoamerican codex pictographic aesthetics, Tonatiuh introduces a picture-book audience to the role that bookmaking played...
Review of Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua
Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua by Gloria Amescua; illus. by Duncan Tonatiuh Primary, Intermediate Abrams 48 pp. g 8/21 978-1-4197-4020-6 $18.99 e-book ed. 978-1-68335-738-4 $15.54 Luz Jiménez was an Indigenous Nahua girl from Milpa Alta, on the outskirts of Mexico City, who grew up...
A Note from Me (May 28, 2021)
Dear friends: ALA is upon us! At least in HB land — I was just looking at layouts of The Speeches, gorgeous, and great speeches as well. That’s all you’ll get out of me. In her tenure as HB editor, Anita Silvey limited herself to saying “they aren’t too long,”...
Lighting the Candle: Labyrinth
I came to the U.S. when I was a teenager. As I spent more time away from Mexico, where I grew up, I began to feel a little lost. I missed the food, the music, and the traditions. One of my high school teachers noticed this and loaned me a...
Review of Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns: A Mesoamerican Creation Myth
Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns: A Mesoamerican Creation Myth by Duncan Tonatiuh; illus. by the author Primary, Intermediate Abrams 40 pp. g 9/20 978-1-4197-4677-2 $16.99 e-book ed. 978-1-64700-154-4 $15.29 The Feathered Serpent, known as Quetzalcóatl among Nahuatl-speaking peoples, is a principal figure in Mesoamerican cosmology and often features in...
Review of Soldier for Equality: José de la Luz Sáenz and the Great War
Soldier for Equality: José de la Luz Sáenz and the Great War by Duncan Tonatiuh; illus. by the author Primary, Intermediate Abrams 40 pp. 9/19 978-1-4197-3682-7 $18.99 Growing up Mexican American in Texas at the turn of the twentieth century meant racism and discrimination to José de la Luz Sáenz:...
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