Marisol McDonald Books
Book #1
Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina
Written by Monica Brown & illustrated by Sara Palacios
4 - 7
Reading
age
32
Page
count
40
Words
per page
Apr 1, 2013
Publication
date
Hardcover
$19.95
$18.95
Summary
Bilingual English/Spanish. Mismatched and fabulous Marisol McDonald celebrates her Peruvian and Scottish heritage. Marisol McDonald has flaming red hair and nut-brown skin. Polka dots and stripes are her favorite combination. She prefers peanut butter and jelly burritos in her lunch box. To Marisol, these seemingly mismatched things make perfect sense together.Other people wrinkle their nose in confusion at Marisol-can’t she just choose one or the other? Try as she might, in a world where everyone tries to put this biracial, Peruvian-Scottish-American girl into a box, Marisol McDonald doesn’t match. And that’s just fine with her.A mestiza Peruvian American of European, Jewish, and Amerindian heritage, renowned author Monica Brown wrote this lively story to bring her own experience of being mismatched to life. Her buoyant prose is perfectly matched by Sara Palacios’ mixed media illustrations.
Marisol McDonald Series
Published from 2013 - 2016
3 books| Year | Title | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina | 32 |
| 2013 | Marisol McDonald and the Clash Bash | 40 |
| 2016 | Marisol McDonald and the Monster | 32 |
The Creatives Behind the Books
Author
Monica Brown, PhD, is the award- winning author of Waiting for the Biblioburro/ Esperando el Biblioburro, Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match/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. She lives in Arizona with her family and teaches at Northern Arizona University. Find out more at www.monicabrown.net.
Illustrator
Sara Palacios is the illustrator of the Agnes and Clarabelle chapter books and several picture books, including the Pura Belpré Honor-winning Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match. She lives in San Francisco and Mexico City. www.sarapalaciosillustrations.com • @sarapalaciosillustrations (Instagram)
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