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Sara Andrea Fajardo

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Sara A. Fajardo is a founding member of #LatinxPitch for KidLit. Her US debut picture book, Crack Goes the Cascarón, illustrated by Rocio Arreola Mendoza, releases on 2/18/25 from Knopf Books for Young Readers. Her second book, Paka Paka Con La Papa: Alberto Salas Plays Potato Hide-and-Seek, illustrated by Caldecott Honor winner Juana Martinez-Neal releases on 3/18/25 by Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan. More exciting picture books news coming soon!

When Sara first moved to the United States from her native Peru, her spoken English vocabulary consisted of just one word “monkey.” Thanks to Alisal Elementary, a bilingual school in Salinas, California, she not only expanded her vocabulary, she was also taught to celebrate her mixed heritage. It wa
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Apapacho Love by Cynthia Harmony
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A beautiful meditation on how we can give and receive love, this book embraces you with all the warmth of an apapacho. Kids will relate to missing a parent when they have to go away, parents will relate to the joy they get from getting a big squeeze ...more
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If You Lived in the Sea, Who Would You Be? by Julie Honan Johnston
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A perfect addition to any home or classroom collection, sure to spark animated conversations about the diversity of sea creatures. Bouncy rhyming text draws the reader in, while Meg Sodano's illustrations invite you to linger. From the gigantic blue ...more
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If Your Babysitter Is a Bruja by Ana Siqueira
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A humorous take on second point-of-view narration where a child perceives her new babysitter to be a witch. Siqueira effectively turns everyday scenarios such as a trip to the park and taking a bath into wild imaginative adventures filled with hungry ...more
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Paula's Patches by Gabriella Aldeman
Paula's Patches
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Paula's Patches is all feelings and heart, a perfect peek into the big emotions that arise in children and the power of creative thinking. When Paula's pants rip she's so embarrassed she devises a million and one ways to hide the rip (eating with her ...more
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Tío Ricky Doesn't Speak English / Tío Ricky no habla inglés by Maritere R. Bellas
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An important necessary story about a child, Enrique, who takes on the role of translator when his Tío Ricky has medical complications. Sensitively told, with a gentle story arc of how Enrique realizes the importance of bilingualism and helping others ...more
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Vera La Valiente Is Scared by Ana Siqueira
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You can always count on Ana Siqueira to deliver fast-paced, emotion-packed, character-driven stories. This is no exception. Vera is brave, but not when it comes to roller coasters. As her anxiety rises Vera soon discovers she can overcome her fears b ...more
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Scarecited on the First Day of School by Alliah L. Agostini
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There are so many layers to this book, emotions, agency, identity, and first day of school jitters. Afua's teacher pronounces her name wrong on the first day of school and our young protagonist has to muster up the courage to correct her. This relata ...more
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Write Here, Write Now by Rebecca Gardyn Levington
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This hug of a book is a must add to every classroom library. It perfectly and joyfully shares the many ways we can write from illustration to voice dictation. Sure to free up even the most reluctant writers and empower budding wordsmiths to put their ...more
Crack Goes the Cascarón by Sara Andrea Fajardo
"With beautiful and colorful illustrations, this book tells the story of Toti who considers himself the King of Cascarones. Cascarones are hollowed out eggs filled with confetti that are broken over people's heads in celebration. I grew up cracking th" Read more of this review »
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I Am, Yo Soy by Gabriela Orozco Belt
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A loving meditation on the moments, people, and traditions that define us and what it means to be from here AND there and embrace all that makes you YOU. This book is a powerful affirmation that we do not need to define ourselves as solely one thing, ...more
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