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Dinorah Pinelo, September 17, 2021

Dúo Karma es un equipo creativo y multigalardonado de la Habana, Cuba. Durante más de 20 años, los fundadores Xóchitl Galán y Fito Hernández han estado mezclando sus talentos como músicos, artistas audiovisuales y autores para llegar a una amplia audiencia de niños y adultos.

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Phoebe Swan Guiot, September 16, 2021

Margarita Engle is the Cuban-American author of many verse novels, memoirs, and picture books, including The Surrender Tree, Enchanted Air, Drum Dream Girl, and Dancing Hands.

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Laura Duncan, September 10, 2021

Elisa Chavarri is the illustrator of the Pura Belpré Honor book Sharuko: El Arqueólogo Peruano Julio C. Tello / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello by Monica Brown, as well as many other picture books for children.

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Lupita Leyva, September 17, 2019

Antonio Sacre tells stories. His tales of growing up bilingually in a Cuban and Irish-American household have inspired children worldwide to gather their own family stories and become storytellers themselves. His stories have been published in award-winning books and audio recordings.

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