Meet renowned Mexican artist Frida Kahlo and all of her animal friends in this bilingual board book inspired by the Pura Belpré Honor-winning Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos.
Conoce a la renombrada artista mexicana Frida Kahlo y sus animalitos en este libro de cartón bilingüe, inspirado por Frida Kahlo y sus animalitos, el ganador de un Honor Pura Belpré.
There’s no one Frida Kahlo loves more than her animal friends—her beloved animalitos. In this bilingual board book, toddlers will learn to identify the different animals Frida kept as pets throughout her life in both English and Spanish. Each animal also represents Frida’s many characteristics, from her strength and independence to her profound intelligence, with each page reading as an affirmation for toddlers to repeat as they grow—just as we see Frida grow throughout the story.
Award-winning creators Monica Brown and John Parra have made an English and Spanish dual-language board book to honor the legacy of Frida Kahlo and inspire confidence and imagination in a new generation of creatives.
No hay nadie a quien Frida Kahlo quiera más que sus animalitos. En este libro de cartón bilingüe, los niños pequeños aprenderán a identificar las diferentes mascotas que Frida mantuvo a lo largo de su vida, tanto en inglés como en español. Cada animal también representa las muchas características de Frida, desde su fuerza y independencia hasta su profunda inteligencia, con cada página leyendo como una afirmación que los niños pueden repitir a medida que crecen, tal como vemos a Frida a lo largo del cuento.
Los galardonados creadores Monica Brown y John Parra han hecho un libro de cartón en inglés y español que honra el legado de Frida Kahlo y que inspira la confianza y la imaginación en una nueva generación de creativos.
Praise for Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos:
Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor 2018
ALA Notable Children's Book 2018
New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2017
Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2017
Smithsonian Top Ten Best Children's Book of 2017
A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year 2018
Monica Brown, Ph.D., is the award-winning author of
Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos/Frida Kahlo y sus animalitos,
Waiting for the Biblioburro/Esperando al Biblioburro,
Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match/Marisol McDonald no combina, and the Lola Levine chapter book series, including
Lola Levine is Not Mean,
Lola Levine, Drama Queen, and
Lola Levine and the Ballet Scheme. Her books have garnered starred reviews, the Américas Award, two Pura Belpré Author Honors, and the prestigious Rockefeller Fellowship on Chicano Cultural Literacy. She lives in Arizona with her family and teaches at Northern Arizona University.
John Parra is an award-winning, best-selling illustrator, designer, fine artist, author, and educator celebrated for his vibrant, Latino-themed children's picture books. Over the course of his distinguished career, he has received numerous prestigious accolades, including the
New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Book Award, two SCBWI Golden Kite Awards, three ALA Pura Belpré Honors, two Christopher Awards, the Tomás Rivera Book Award, and the Américas Award. In 2015, John was invited by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to present a special event about his work and career in art and illustration, and in 2017, his art appeared on six Forever postal stamps from the USPS titled “Delicioso.” John Parra currently resides in Queens, New York, with his wife, Maria. Visit
JohnParraArt.com.
Alex Robertson is a bilingual children's book editor and lives in the Chicago suburbs.