This beautiful Pura Belpré Award-winning picture book is a bilingual ride through the joyous history of Children’s Day/El día de los niños.Children’s Day/Book Day; El día de los niños/El día de los libros is observed each year on April 30. Founder Pat Mora’s jubilant celebration of this day features imaginative text and lively illustrations by award-winning illustrator Rafael López that will turn this bilingual fiesta into a hit for story time! Toon! Toon!The book includes a letter from the author and suggestions for celebrating Children’s Day /El día de los niños, making the book perfect for gifting, family celebrations, and classroom sharing.
Rafael López won Pura Belpré medals for Drum Dream Girl and Book Fiesta, and has also received three Pura Belpré honors, two Américas Book Awards, and the 2017 Tomás Rivera Children’s Book Award and Society of Illustrators Original Art Silver Medal. His work has been featured in Communication Arts, American Illustration Annual, Graphic Design USA and Huffington Post. He’s a founder of San Diego’s Urban Art Trail movement, created seven US Postal Stamps, and created official posters for the ‘08 and ‘12 Obama-Biden campaigns.
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