Sunday, October 3, 2021

📚 10 Things You Might Not Know About Little Giants: 10 Hispanic Women Who Made History by Author Raynelda Calderon #10things

Raynelda Calderon grew up in the Dominican Republic, on a healthy diet of romance novels, comic strips, Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s books, and the strict watch of her mother. She has a doctorate in leadership in higher education and works as a public librarian.

As a librarian, working with children inspires her to write about the accomplishments of Hispanics in history.

She hopes to inspire young readers to follow their passions.

Raynelda lives in New York with an untamed Shih Tzu, Toby, and a much attached Chihuahua, Maya. She spends her free time thinking (and drafting) about books to write, or painting, crocheting, or crying over abused dogs.

You can visit her website at rayneldacalderon.com.

Connect with her on Facebook and Instagram.

10 Things You Might Not Know About Little Giants: 10 Hispanic Women Who Made History

1. This is the first published children’s anthology about Hispanic women. Today, there are other books in the market, but “Little Giants” was first.

2. The book doesn’t feature renowned figures such as Frida Kahlo because the author wanted it to be about less known Hispanic females in history.

3. The illustrator, Donna Wiscombe, is from the UK.

4. The author is from the Dominican Republic.

5. The book aims to motivate and inspire our children today to accomplish great things tomorrow, based on the example of the role models featured in the book.

6. Initially, the book was going to feature 50 women who had made history!

7. The book is available on paperback and kindle.

8. “Little Giants” has an accompanying coloring and activity book that parents, educators and librarians can use.

9. Alicia Alonso, one of the leading figures in the book, passed away while the book was in production.

10. The book was released just two weeks before the world went into quarantine because of the pandemic.

Title: LITTLE GIANTS: 10 HISPANIC WOMEN WHO MADE HISTORY
Author: Raynelda Calderon
Publisher: Cayena Press, Inc.
Pages: 64
Genre: Juvenile Biography

BOOK BLURB:

Little Giants: 10 Hispanic Women Who Made History is a short collection of biographies about Hispanic women and the impact they made in the world. Some of the women featured in this book are iconic figures such as ballet dancer Alicia Alonso; others are less known heroines such as indigenous leader Dolores Cacuango, founder of the first bilingual school in Ecuador. Beautiful illustrations accompany the text to bring these women to life and inspire the young generation of readers to be leaders tomorrow.

This book is a great resource to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by reading about the history and accomplishments of these courageous women and their contributions in Latin America.

PRAISE

“This is what every Hispanic household needs. Finally a powerful book that we can share with our next generation ( and even adults).” – Amazon reviewer