John Parra

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About The Author

John Parra is an award-winning illustrator, designer, author, and educator. For his children’s illustration work he has received three American Library Association Pura Belpré Honors. His books include Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos, written by Monica Brown, which earned a New York Times Best Illustrated Book designation; Green Is a Chile Pepper, written by Roseanne Thong, which received the Américas Book Award; Spanish Is the Language of My Family, written by Michael Genhart, which received seven starred reviews and the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award; Hey, Wall, written by Susan Verde; The Power of Her Pen, written by Lesa Cline-Ransome; and his authorial debut Growing an Artist, which was the recipient of the Christopher Award and the Américas Award. Learn more at JohnParraArt.com.

Books by John Parra

Este momento es especial (This Moment Is Special)

Un cuento del Día de Muertos

By John Parra
Illustrated by John Parra / Translated by Adriana Domínguez
Un niño se prepara para la celebración del Día de los Muertos a lo largo de todos los momentos del día, tanto grandes como pequeños, en este libro “reconfortante” (Publishers Weekly, reseña destacada) y “sincero… a la vez amable y profundo” (School Library Journal) ilustrado del ...
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