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Angela Cervantes

Angela Cervantes / June 25, 2020

Lety Out Loud wins a Pura Belpré Honor Book Award

Lety Out Loud was named a 2020 Pura Belpré Honor Book. Woo hoo! Wait! What is a Pura Belpré award? The Pura Belpré Award was named for the first Latina librarian in New York City. And the award is a recognition presented by the American Library Association …

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Angela Cervantes / March 17, 2020

Lety Out Loud – Author’s Inspiration

When I sit down to write, I always try to write the stories that I craved as a young girl. Since pets were a huge part of my childhood, I write about brave, smart Latinx main characters who are determined to protect animals. Lety Out Loud was inspired by my …

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Angela Cervantes / August 28, 2018

Me, Frida and the Secret of the Peacock Ring is available in Spanish now!

Bilingual Children's Books: Spanish and English 3 reasons why having English and Spanish books available to students is vital! Being bilingual is a super power! I've visited many dual language schools throughout the United States and I've met some …

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Angela Cervantes / July 5, 2018

Happy Birthday, Frida Kahlo! Book Giveaway!

  In honor of Frida Kahlo's birthday on July 6th, me and Sugar Chat Cookie Studio are celebrating with a fun giveaway for two lucky winners! More details below. Sorry, we can only accommodate entries from Continental USA. …

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Angela Cervantes / March 28, 2018

Book-Inspired Classroom Art!

My Frida Kahlo-inspired children's novel, Me, Frida and The Secret of the Peacock Ring, has inspired some beautiful classroom art! Frida Kahlo would be proud, right? Thanks to the Texas Book Festival's Reading Rockstar Program, teachers and their students in …

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Angela Cervantes / January 28, 2018

Cover Reveal: Me, Frida and the Secret of the Peacock Ring!

Award-winning artist and Illustrator, Rafael Lopez,  creates a masterful book cover for children's novel! ​I LOVE the cover of my upcoming Frida Kahlo inspired mystery novel Me, Frida and the Secret of the Peacock Ring.  The cover art designed by …

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Angela Cervantes / September 20, 2017

Book Cover Reveal: Coco: The Junior Novelization

Day of the dead or Día de los Muertos is a very special holiday for me. It's a time to honor and remember our ancestors. So, it was an honor to write Coco: junior novelization for Disney Pixar. I enjoyed hunkering down for three months at my desk writing about …

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Angela Cervantes / May 11, 2016

Diverse Books and Voices- My partial list

Often, I'm asked for diverse book recommendations, so I made a list. This list is by no means complete nor organized in any profound way. I'm sure that I'm leaving off LOTS of books, but these are the ones I've managed to read (in between my writing schedule) …

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Angela Cervantes / October 27, 2015

Allie, First at Last is here!!

My second book is almost out to the world! But first we must have a book cover reveal! Here it is! Book cover reveal of Allie, First at Last!  Thank you to Scholastic for the amazing cover- love the cat! Read more about my children's novel here! …

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Angela Cervantes / July 22, 2014

Ten Coolest Moments as a Published Children’s Author

Happy Birthday Gaby, Lost and Found! Ten Coolest Things That Have Happened to Me Since  Gaby, Lost and Found Was Published 10. I Met Judy Blume at the ALA – Ack! Love her! 9. Hello! My name on a billboard in Houston, …

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