Loqueleo Catalog 2019

2019 PREMIO FUNDACIÓN CUATROGATOS AWARD-WINNING ILLUSTRATOR Luis San Vicente Festival de Calaveras ILLUSTRATIONS By the Author GR N Celebrations and Holidays / Cultural Heritage / Fantasy and Magic 9781641011310 7" x 10" / 32 pp $12.95 / PB Literature Poetry / Narrative Poems Candles, cut paper, “bread of the dead,” salt, marigold flowers: November has arrived, and with it, the Day of the Dead. The living prepare the altars and the dead embark on the journey, guided by the smoke of the incense. Once a year, the living and the dead meet to celebrate not death, but life. Eight-syllable calaverita verses and a love story take place in this celebration of one of Mexico’s most emblematic holidays. René Colato Laínez ¡Juguemos al fútbol y al football ! Let’s Play Fútbol and Football! ILLUSTRATIONS Lancman Ink GR G Sports / Multicultural / Friendship 9780882723273 8" x 10" / 32 pp $14.95 / PB Informational Text & Literature Expository / Narrative / Stories / Realistic Fiction Carlos is not sure that his favorite sport can be played with an oval-shaped ball. Chris is not sure that it can be played with a round ball. It may not be a good idea to play with a kid who is so different... he doesn’t even know how to play this game! Wait—it looks kind of fun... let’s give it a try! INTERNATIONAL LATINO BOOK AWARD- WINNING TITLE Festival of Skulls 187 HISPANIC CULTURE AND OTHER CULTURES AUTHENTIC TITLE AWARD-WINNER