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Alexandra Alessandri is the author of several books for children, including Feliz New Year, Ava Gabriela!, Isabel and Her Colores Go to School, The Enchanted Life of Valentina Mejía, Our World: Colombia, Lupita’s Hurricane Palomitas, and Grow Up, Luchy Zapata, which is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection. Her books have gone on to receive numerous distinctions, including the Florida Book Award, International Latino Book Award, Américas Award Commendable Title, and the ILA 2022 Children’s and Young Adults’ Book Award in Primary Fiction.

The daughter of Colombian immigrants, Alexandra is an adjunct professor of English at Broward College and an instructor at UCLA Extension’s Writers’ Program. She received her BA and MA degrees in En ...more

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	Isabel and her Colores Go to School by Alexandra Alessandri (Goodreads Author), Courtney Dawson (Illustrations) 4.34 avg rating — 494 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Feliz New Year, Ava Gabriela! by Alexandra Alessandri (Goodreads Author), Addy Rivera Sonda (Illustrator) 4.15 avg rating — 189 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
	The Enchanted Life of Valentina Mejía 4.07 avg rating — 192 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Grow Up, Luchy Zapata 4.21 avg rating — 131 ratings — 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
	All the Love Under the Vast Sky by Kip Wilson (Goodreads Author), Alexandra Alessandri (Goodreads Author), David Bowles 3.48 avg rating — 140 ratings — published 2025 — 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
	Lupita's Hurricane Palomitas by Alexandra Alessandri (Goodreads Author), Anastasiya Kanavaliuk (Illustrator) 4.38 avg rating — 69 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
	Our World: Colombia by Alexandra Alessandri (Goodreads Author), Manu Montoya (Illustrator) 4.61 avg rating — 36 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
	Fly, Pajarito, Fly! by Alexandra Alessandri (Goodreads Author), Dana Sanmar (Illustrator) 4.75 avg rating — 12 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
	Enchanted Life of Valentina Mejia 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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SQUIRREL DRAWS BIG FEELINGS by Erin Dealey and Luciana Navarro Powell is a sweet rhyming picture book about Squirrel and friends who are trying to navigate BIG feelings, and the power of art to help self-regulate. The rhyming makes this a really fun ...more
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