by Lissette | Feb 21, 2024 | Books, Media
12 Picture Books Celebrating Afro-Latinidad by Afro-Latinx Writers. Super excited to see Plátanos Go With Everything included in this wonderful list of books to read by Afro-Latinx writers for Black History Months. You can find the text...
by Lissette | Jan 18, 2024 | Media
Platanos Go with Everything (bilingual edition) is a Bank Street Best book of the Year! I’m delighted and grateful that Plátanos Go with Everything/Los plátanos van con todo is a Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year in Spanish (2024). The Press...
by Lissette | Dec 1, 2023 | Review
"An important story for all children to read, but especially recommended for students of the arts." Read the SLJ review of On The Line: My Story of Becoming the First African American Rockette...
by Lissette | Oct 31, 2023 | Review
"Jennifer would grow up to break barriers as the first African American Radio City Music Hall Rockette." Read the review of On The Line: My Story of Becoming the First African American Rockette by Amaris Castillo at Dominican Writers Association...
by Lissette | Oct 31, 2023 | Review
"Exhilarating." Kirkus Review of On The Line: My Story of Becoming the First African American Rockette: Though this tale explores painful emotions, its focus on Jennifer’s personal experience and the pleasure she found in dance make it an absolute delight....
