Hermanos (Brothers and Sisters)

An entertaining yet creative way to address and celebrate diversity among young children. Like a multicolor pencil palette, what defines human beings is their uniqueness and their diversity.

Vega and her colored pencils are inseparable. Together they create the most impressive drawings that are showcased in the best museum in the world: the refrigerator at home. Vega uses all the colors you can imagine for her drawings: red, yellow, blue, gold, and more.

One day at school, Vega is immersed in one of her new creations when her friend Alex stops by, and peers into the box of pencils Vega had on her table. “Can you lend me the skin-colored pencil, please?” he asks.

Skin-colored? Vega and Alex wonder why there is such a color in the box.

With curiosity and creativity they explore the diversity skin tones of the people around them, and discover that the “skin-color” can have not just one, but a thousand shades. 

Following the success of Little One and Son, Brothers & Sisters is a lyrical, stunning picture book and a warm-hearted tribute to siblings and their magical bond, with stunning art by award-winning illustrator, Sonja Wimmer.

It’s true that sometimes we fight when we want to play with the same toys. But when night falls, we snuggle up together and fall asleep while we read fairy tales to each other. We’re similar in so many ways! And we’re different in others. But one thing is for sure, and that is that we’ll always be there to help each other out. It doesn’t matter if stormy nights or evening shadows come to visit us. If we are together, we will get through them. We’ve learned so many things together, and discovered that the day and the night, even though they seem so different, form a part of the same melody.

Brothers and Sisters is an inclusive picture book, both for boys and girls, for brothers by blood and for brothers of life. Both sisters and brothers appear in this magic tale that will delight the little ones in the house.

Winner of the 2017 New York City Big Book Award

In The Map of Good Memories, a young girl takes time to remember her home before her and her family must flee their war-torn city.

Zoe had lived in the city since she was born. She knew every building, every park, every corner of the city. When the war broke out, Zoe, like many others, had to say goodbye to her home and leave without knowing when she might return. Zoe has so many good memories of her city. There was her grandparents' house, which was a shelter full of dreams and games, her old school where she met her friends and loved learning new things, and of course, the downtown park, where she’d spent many Sunday mornings there, playing on the swings, listening to people playing music, and riding her bike.

Just before her and her family leave, Zoe spreads the map of the city on a table and marks all the places where she was truly happy, with the certainty that they will always accompany her.

Winner at the 2016 Gellet Burgess Award - Society & Culture at the 2016 International Latino Book Awards.

Lucy’s Light is a tale about the importance of shining as brightly as you can, with the light that we all carry within us and makes us unique.

Lucy is the youngest member of a family of fireflies. She wants to shine like all the others, but she’s too little to head off to light up the forest. Finally, after waiting and waiting, it is Lucy’s turn. She is ready! She can head off to light up the forest, but something is stopping her.

The following evening, when it’s time to set off, Lucy's excitement disappears, and she doesn’t want to leave. Fortunately, her family supports her and encourages her to shine bright and trust herself no matter what. Being aware of one’s talent is difficult, but we must remember that we are unique, and we have so much to share!

Something’s Happening in the City isa charming tale about the simple pleasures of enjoying the big little moments that life offers us every day.

Hannah loves taking her dog, Pippin, for a walk and ambling around the city. Everything is so beautiful in spring! Insects buzz busily through the air, and the sun shines brightly. Today, however, Hannah notices that something is not right; something is going on in the city.

Why is her neighbor, Carol, so distracted as she greets her without even looking into her eyes? And those children sitting on that park bench, why don't they talk to each other or play?

Pippin and Hannah, curious, continue walking through the city trying to solve the mystery. Everyone seems to have something on their hands that takes them away from reality!

Determined to show others what they are missing —a very blue sky, the flowers hanging from the trees—Hannah carries out a plan. 

Winner at the 2011 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards

The Word Collector is a magical, heart-warming story about a young girl who shares her love of words to help people feeling lost and blue.

Luna lives high, high up in the sky. So high that her homeland couldn’t be seen from the ground. She is an extraordinary little girl, one of a kind. Luna has the most special endearing pastime: she likes to collect words. She prefers beautiful  words, funny words that make you burst into laughter when you pronounce them, and words that fill your heart with joy and fill your soul for a very long time.

But one day, everything changed, and the words that Luna had guarded with so much care started disappearing one by one. What was happening? Luna wonders. She learns that people are forgetting all the beautiful words. They stopped thinking words were important.

Determined and ready to find a solution, Luna sets out with her beautiful words to convince humanity of the importance of sharing joy and happiness.