Cuban-born SILVIA LÓPEZ, author of Happy Birthday, José and Feliz (José and El Perro #3) (Penguin Workshop), turned a lifelong love of books into a career as a children’s librarian before becoming an author for young readers later in life. She is an eclectic writer whose work reflects her interest in animals, history, folk tales, and people who have overcome obstacles to achieve great things. Her books include Just Right Family: An Adoption Story, winner of the 2018 Gwen P. Reichert Gold Medal for Children’s Literature award and illustrated by Ziyue Chen; Handimals: Animals in Art and Nature, a collaboration with Italian artist Guido Daniele; Queen of Tejano Music: Selena, winner of the 2020 Gwen P. Reichert Gold Medal for Children’s Literature, published in English and Spanish and illustrated by Paola Escobar; Pacho Nacho, a bilingual book illustrated by Pablo Pino; My Little Golden Book About Frida Kahlo, published in English and Spanish and illustrated by Elisa Chavarri; and My Little Golden Book About Sonia Sotomayor, published in English and Spanish and illustrated by Nomar Perez.
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