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Reading with a flashlight.

Angela Cervantes / May 21, 2023

Reading is Good Trouble

When I was a kid, I used to get in trouble for reading too much. It’s true. I’d lug books everywhere I went, including to the dinner table. In between bites of chicken enchiladas or a forkful of spaghetti, I’d read. I’d read right up until my mom would call …

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Five reason why audiobooks are powerful reading tool for children. Lety, Out Loud by Angela Cervantes is available as an audiobook.

Angela Cervantes / May 17, 2023

Listen Up! 5 Reasons Audiobooks Are a Powerful Reading Tool

I have always enjoyed listening to audiobooks during long flights or road trips. A gripping thriller can quash boredom and make the time fly. So, when I signed a contract with Tantor Media to have my children’s books turned into audiobooks, I was overjoyed. …

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Angela Cervantes / April 24, 2023

What is Día de Los Niños?

I first learned about Día de los niños or The Day of the child when I lived in Guadalajara, Mexico. At the private school where I taught English, it was celebrated every April 30th. On this special day they allowed students to show up to school in their …

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Support diverse authors

Angela Cervantes / April 18, 2023

Championing Diversity: Ten Ways You Can Support Diverse Children’s Authors

I love being a children’s writer and I enjoy being part of a growing diverse literary world. As I child who loved to read, I never saw children like me or children that had a Hispanic/Latino surnames like mine in the books at our school. That absence felt …

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Author, Angela Cervantes with book Gaby, Lost and Found

Angela Cervantes / April 10, 2023

Banned But Not Broken: My Personal Story

In November 2022, the We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) organization notified me that my children's novel, Gaby, Lost and Found, was removed from school library bookshelves throughout Florida’s Duval County Public Schools (DCPS). I was shocked by the news. At the …

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Angela Cervantes / March 24, 2023

Teacher’s Pick: Me, Frida and The Secret of the Peacock Ring

Let's be honest. Most of us purchase stuff from Amazon. What once started out as an online bookstore is now the world's largest online retailer selling everything from books to bird feeders. Amazon's massive influence has shifted our shopping habits and that …

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Lety Out Loud wins a 2020 Pura Belpre award.

Angela Cervantes / June 25, 2020

Pura Belpré Honor Book Award for Lety Out Loud

I'm happy to announce that my children's novel, 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. Annually, the American …

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Angela Cervantes / March 17, 2020

Author’s Inspiration: Lety Out Loud

When I sit down to write, I always try to create the kind of 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 …

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Lety, Alza Su Voz

Angela Cervantes / August 28, 2018

Three Reasons to Have Bilingual Children’s Books in The Classroom

As a children's author who conducts school visits all across the country, I've met some amazing ESOL (English for Students of Other Languages) teachers who ask me if my children's books are available in Spanish. I'm happy that I can answer YES! There are many …

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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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So. I just revealed the cover of my first scary bo So. I just revealed the cover of my first scary book, THE CURSED MOON, to the students at Heartland Elementary. They screamed, they clapped, they gave me lots of high fives. 
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