Islandborn is the first children's book by Dominican-American author and Pulitzer Prize-winner Junot Díaz. [1] With illustrations by Leo Espinosa, who was born in Colombia, the picture-book features Dominican girls living in the Bronx, much like Díaz's goddaughters to whom he had long promised a children's book. [2] The protagonist Lola, who immigrated when she was six years old, does not remember the Dominican Republic, and sets out to fill in her missing memories. [3]
In The Chicago Tribune, Nara Schoenberg reviewed Islandborn as a "pitch-perfect children's book", noting Díaz's "humor, vivid detail and an authentic kid’s-eye view" as well as the "enticing mixed-media illustrations that bring Lola’s candy-colored world to life, infusing it with myth and magic." [4]
The 48-page work was published by Dial Books for Young Readers on March 13, 2018. [5]
References
- ^ Morgan, David (March 12, 2018). "Author Junot Díaz on his first children's book, "Islandborn"". CBS News. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ MacPherson, Karen (9 March 2018). "Junot Diaz says children's books lack diversity. He hopes his will help change that". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ Inskeep, Steve (March 12, 2018). "In Junot Diaz's 'Islandborn,' A Curious Child Re-Creates Her Dominican Roots". NPR. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ Schoenberg, Nara (March 19, 2018). "Junot Diaz's 'Islandborn': A pitch-perfect children's book — plus more kids' books reviewed". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Children's Book Review: Islandborn by Junot Díaz, illus. by Leo Espinosa. Dial, $17.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-7352-2986-0". Publishers Weekly. December 18, 2017. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
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