Get Hooked on Donna Barba Higuera
Channel: San Francisco Public Library
Date: 16/09/2021

Donna Barba Higuera grew up in Central California and now lives in the Pacific Northwest. She has spent her entire life blending folklore with her experiences into stories that fill her imagination. Now she weaves them to write picture books and novels.

Check out the prize winning Lupe Wong Won’t Dance (https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S93C4263197) or the fabulous picture book, El Cucuy Is Scared, Too! (https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S93C4823830) and definitely reserve a copy of The Last Cuentista (https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S93C4878126)! You can also purchase copies of all these books at your favorite local bookstore! https://bookshop.org/books?keywords=donna+barba+higuera

Join us on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at 6pm (PT) for a conversation between Donna Barba Higuera and Chantel Acevedo. Both authors are members of Las Musas (https://www.lasmusasbooks.com/), a collective of women and non-binary (identifying on the female spectrum) Latinx Picture Book, Middle Grade, Chapter Book, and Young Adult authors.  Their mission is to spotlight the new contributions of Las Musas in the evolving canon of children's literature and celebrate the diversity of voice, experience, and power in our communities. https://youtu.be/PfRm0tDmMPM