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Monica Brown

Children’s Book Author

Biography

• Monica is Peruvian-American born and raised in California

• She was surprised to find so few children's books with a Latino focus. So Brown decided to write her own children's books.

• She lives with her husband and two daughters in Flagstaff, AZ

• She is a professor of English at Northern Arizona University

Techniques and Themes

Techniques

• Bilingualism• Narrative• Illustrations

Themes

• Biographies• History• Biracialism• Poetry

Snippet of the writing

Once, there was a little boy named Gabito who could. This little boy would become one of the greatest storytellers of all time.

List of published books

• My name is Celia: The life of Celia Cruz/ Me llamo Celia: La vida de Celia Cruz

• Side by Side: The story of Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez/ Lado a Lado: La historia de Dolores Huerta y César Chávez

• Chavela and the Magic Bubble

• Pelé, King of soccer/ Pelé, el rey del fútbol

• Pablo Neruda: The poet of the people

• Marisol McDonald doesn’t match/ Marisol McDonald no combina

• Waiting for the Biblioburro

• Clara and the Curandera/ Clara y la curandera

• Butterflies on Carmen Street/ Mariposas en la calle Carmen

• My name is Gabriela: The life of Gabriela Mistral/ Me llamo Gabriela: La vida de Gabriela Mistral

• My name is Gabito: The life of Gabriel García Márquez/ Mi llamo Gabito: La vida de Gabriel García Márquez

Ways to use it in the classroom

• Becoming a Wordsmith: Playing with PoetryBook Connection: Gabriela Mistral was a poet. She loved to write about happy times and sad times, mothers and children, andeven parrots, peacocks, and rats! Poetry is wonderful. It does not have to be poetic. It does not have to rhyme. It can be written using any type of language andabout any subject.

• Have students create their own books:* About their culture* About their ancestors* About their life