Author Visits & Events
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May 2nd, 2025: Boston Public Library (Connolly Branch), Boston, MA
April 11th, 2025: Center for Fiction, Brooklyn, NY
March 28th, 2025: Montclair Kimberly Academy, Montclair, NJ
Jan. 31st, 2025: Meet the Writers @ PS 15, Brooklyn, NY
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Oct. 17th, 2024: PS 123, Brooklyn, NY (virtual)
Oct. 16th, 2024: Children's Aid College Prep Charter School, Bronx, NY
Oct. 7th, 2024: The Langley School, McClean, VA
Aug. 2nd, 2024: The Natural Start Alliance Conference, Portland, Oregon (virtual)
July 27th, 2024: UnLocal Highline Storytime, NYC
June 8th, 2024: Bronx is Reading Festival, Bronx, NY
May 16th, 2024: Street Vendor Project Headquarters, NYC
April 30th, 2024: Centro, NYC
April 29th, 2024: Caswell Dual Language Academy, Ceres, CA (virtual)
April 27th, 2024: Julia de Burgos Bookstore, Philadelphia, PA
April 20th, 2024: Books of Wonder, NYC
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Nov. 12th, 2023: Brooklyn Museum Children’s Book Fair, Brooklyn, NY
Oct. 11th, 2023: Centro Hunter College, NYC
Aug. 9th, 2023: Reading Under the Stars, Newark, NJ
June 10th, 2023: Bronx is Reading Book Festival, Bronx, NY
June 3rd, 2023: El Museo del Barrio, NYC
May 30th, 2023: PS 86, Brooklyn, NY
April 16th, 2023: Mi Casita Bookstore, Long Beach, CA
April 15th, 2023: Vroman’s Bookstore, Pasadena, CA
April 11th, 2023: San Rafael Elementary, Pasadena, CA
March 23rd, 2023: Julia de Burgos Bookstore, Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 4th, 2023: Hunter College Elementary School, NYC
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Nov. 10th, 2022: People en Español Studios, NYC
Oct. 22nd, 2022: Greenlight Bookstore, Brooklyn, NY
Oct. 8th, 2022: Café con Libros Brooklyn, NY
Oct. 1st, 2022: Brooklyn Book Festival, Brooklyn, NY
Sept 24th, 2022: Bookmark, Hatillo, PR
Sept. 9th, 2022: Watchung Booksellers Montclair, NJ
Aug. 28th, 2022: Books of Wonder, NYC (virtual)
Aug. 28th, 2022: Books Are Magic, Brooklyn, NY
CENTRO Storytime
Join CENTRO in East Harlem for Meriendita, a story hour dedicated to children’s books! This month’s Meriendita features The Coquíes Still Sing/ Los coquíes aún cantan by Karina Gonzalez, a Pura Belpré Honor Book for Children’s Text and for Children’s Illustration and was chosen as the Read Across America book of the month for September! CENTRO partnered with the NYPL Aguilar Branch to provide a free book to to the children who attend this meriendita.
This book tells a powerful story about home, community, and hope, inspired by the rebuilding of Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria in 2017. Co-quí, co-quí! The coquí frogs sing to Elena from her family’s beloved mango tree—their calls so familiar that they might as well be singing, “You are home, you are safe.” But home is suddenly not safe when a hurricane threatens to destroy everything that Elena knows. As time passes, Elena, alongside her community, begins to rebuild their home, planting seeds of hope along the way. When the sounds of the coquíes gradually return, they reflect the resilience and strength of Elena, her family, and her fellow Puerto Ricans.
Bring your little ones by for a story on their culture and snacks!
Storytime at El Museo del Barrio
El Museo del Barrio 1230 5th Avenue New York, NY 10029
Julia de Burgos Bookstore
Join us for a book reading and Q&A. There will be light food and arts & craft activities. RSVP here.
Taller Puertorriqueño
2600 N 5th St
Philadelphia, PA 19133
