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Silvia López

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I am a Cuba native raised in Miami, where I served as children’s librarian in schools and public libraries for over 35 years.
My children's books include six bilingual eBooks, one of which Zunzuncito: Un Cuento del Pájaro Abeja Cubano, received the International Latino Book Award as Best Children’s Picture eBook of 2017. In 2019, my picture book Just Right Family: An Adoption Story (Albert Whitman Co.) illustrated by Ziyue Chen won the Florida Book Award. The book that followed, Handimals: Animals in Art and Nature, a collaboration with Italian artist Guido Daniele, was released in April, 2019 by Henry Holt/Macmillan and received a Booklist starred review. Selena: Queen of Tejano Music (Little Bee Books) illustrated by Paola Escobar, will b ...more

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	Queen of Tejano Music: Selena by Silvia López (Goodreads Author), Paola Escobar (Illustrator) 4.36 avg rating — 396 ratings — published 2020 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pacho Nacho by Silvia López (Goodreads Author), Pablo Pino (Illustrations) 3.92 avg rating — 263 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Just Right Family: An Adoption Story by Silvia López (Goodreads Author), Ziyue Chen (Illustrations) 4.21 avg rating — 195 ratings — published 2018 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Little Golden Book About Frida Kahlo (Little Golden Book Biographies) by Silvia López (Goodreads Author), Elisa Chavarri (Illustrator) 4.58 avg rating — 151 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Handimals: Animals in Art and Nature by Silvia López (Goodreads Author), Guido Daniele (Illustrations) 4.13 avg rating — 120 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Uno Más, One More: A Latino Retelling of an Old Scottish Ballad by Silvia López (Goodreads Author), Olivia Sua (Illustrator) 4.23 avg rating — 47 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	José and El Perro by Susan Rose, Silvia López (Goodreads Author), Gloria Felix (Illustrator) 4.10 avg rating — 30 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sonia Sotomayor: A Little Golden Book Biography (Little Golden Book Biographies) by Silvia López (Goodreads Author), Nomar Perez (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 16 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zunzuncito: Un Cuento del Pájaro Abeja Cubano it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: First Hispanic Woman in Congress 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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