Ulteriori informazioni
"Originalmente publicado en inglâes en 2021 por Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers como Light for All."--Opposite title page.
Info autore
Margarita Engle is the Cuban American author of many books including the verse novels
Rima’s Rebellion;
Your Heart, My Sky;
With a Star in My Hand;
The Surrender Tree, a Newbery Honor winner; and
The Lightning Dreamer. Her verse memoirs include
Soaring Earth and
Enchanted Air, which received the Pura Belpré Award, a Walter Dean Myers Award Honor, and was a finalist for the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction, among others. Her picture books include
Drum Dream Girl,
Dancing Hands, and
The Flying Girl. Visit her at MargaritaEngle.com.
Raúl Colón has illustrated several highly acclaimed picture books including the
New York Times bestselling
Angela and the Baby Jesus by Frank McCourt and Susanna Reich’s
José! Born to Dance, which received a starred review in
Booklist. Mr. Colón lived in Puerto Rico as a young boy and now resides in New City, New York, with his family.
Alexis Romay is the author of two novels and two books of poetry. His essays and opinion pieces have been published by
NBC News,
World Literature Today, Museum of Modern Art,
El Nuevo Herald,
Latino Rebels,
Hypermedia Magazine,
Replicante,
Letras Libres, and other outlets. He has written lyrics for Paquito D’Rivera and translated over forty picture books, as well as novels by Ana Veciana-Suarez, Margarita Engle, Miguel Correa Mujica, Meg Medina, Stuart Gibbs, and Adrianna Cuevas. He lives in New Jersey with his family.
