Wednesday, March 11, 2009

New Books From Cinco Puntos Press

THE DOG WHO LOVED TORTILLAS
La perrita que amaba las tortillas

by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
illustrated by Geronimo Garcia

Publication Date: June 2009
Price: $17.95


10-digit ISBN 1-933693-54-1
13-digit ISBN 978-1-933693-54-5

Taking care of a new puppy isn’t as easy as Diego and Gabriela imagined.

This is a bilingual book for kids and dogs and even their parents. Like all kids, Little Diego and his big sister Gabriela argue over their new dog Sofie. She belongs to me, says Diego. No, she’s mine, says Gabriela. It’s only when Sofie gets really sick that they find out who their tortilla-loving pup really belongs to. Once again, Benjamin Alire Sáenz shows he understands the chemistry and dynamics of family, this time with a dog stirring up the recipe. The illustrations for The Dog Who Loved Tortillas are by Geronimo Garcia, who created the characters of Little Diego and Gabriela first introduced in Sáenz’s early best-selling title A Gift from Papá Diego (sixty thousand copies in print).

Benjamin Alire Sáenz received three starred Publishers Weekly reviews in 2008—one for his young adult novel He Forgot to Say Goodbye (Simon & Schuster) and two for his illustrated book A Perfect Season for Dreaming (Cinco Puntos Press). Long at the forefront of the emerging Latino literature in the United States, he has received both the Wallace Stegner and Lannan fellowships, and he is a recipient of the American Book Award. His young adult novel Sammy & Juliana in Hollywood was named one of the Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults in 2005. Saenz lives in El Paso, Texas.

Geronimo Garcia is a highly successful and internationally recognized graphic designer. He lives in El Paso, Texas.


OPUESTOS
Mexican Folk Art Opposites in English and Spanish

by Cynthia Weill
illustrated by Quirino and Martin Santiago

Publication Date: July 2009
Price: $14.95

10-digit ISBN 1-933693-56-8
13-digit ISBN 978-1-933693-56-9

Happy hand-painted animals from Oaxaca teach kids about opposites in two languages.

Cynthia Weill’s book of Mexican folk art teaches kids about opposites in Spanish and English! These whimsical little animals from Oaxaca, carved and painted by hand, make learning about opposites fun. Up and down, tall and short, left and right—all inside a beautiful book.

Cynthia Weill is an educator and art historian whose expertise is the work of indigenous artisans from all over the world. She is the co-author of the very successful ABeCedarios: Mexican Folk Art ABCs in Spanish and English, the first book of her Folk Art for Teaching Kids series, and of Ten Mice for Tet (Chronicle Books, 2003). She lives in New York City.


ONCE AROUND THE BLOCK
Una vuelta a la manzana

by José Lozano
illustrated by José Lozano

Publication Date: May 1, 2009
Price: $16.95

10-digit ISBN 1-933693-57-6
13-digit ISBN 978-1-933693-57-6

There’s always a lot of action in the Mexican American neighborhood where Mr. Lozano lives. Amelia argues with Anita; Benito loves bean burritos but not bumblebees; Hortencia and Herminia hover around like hummingbirds; and Zacarias is catching some Zs on Zachary Street. José Lozano’s wacky little stories and illustrations combine Mexican culture with Sesame Street smarts to make for a wonderful read-aloud ABC book in Spanish and English.

José Lozano, who lives in Anaheim, California, makes his living as an elementary school teacher, but his passion is art. He is a rising star in the thriving Latino art scene in Los Angeles.


BEYOND BAROQUE
FOUNDATION & LITERARY ARTS CENTER
681 Venice Blvd
Venice, California 90291


March 21, Saturday - 7:30 PM
WORLD POETRY DAY OPEN READING & CAZA DE POESÍA PRESS PUBLICATION PARTY

Join us for multimedia bilingual Spanish-English performance, poetry and art, with books by ALBERTO GOMEZ País al Viento, MARK LIPMAN Because They Were Happy and Free, LETICIA LUNA Los Días Heridos (translation by TOSHIYA KAMEI as Wounded Days), DUKARDO HINESTROSA Los Autos del Poeta, ANTONIETA VILLAMIL Soluna en Bosque, FERNANDO RENDON Los Motivos del Salmón, RAFAEL DEL CASTILLO MATAMOROS Pirómana. Also readings by poets ESTRELLA DEL VALLE, ANTHONY SEIDMAN, TATIANA DE LA TIERRA, RAUL ARREDONDO, ELIZABETH CAZESSUS, musicians JOE CUMBE, RAMÓN LIMÓN, ALBERTO DELGADO, followed by Open Reading to celebrate World Poetry Day.

21 Marzo, Sábado - 7:30 PM
DÍA MUNDIAL DE LA POESÍA & LANZAMIENTO DE LIBROS DE CAZA DE POESÍA
Estás cordialmente invitado a un evento bilingüe Español-Inglés: Performance con multimedia para el lanzamiento de libros de poesía y arte de ALBERTO GOMEZ País al Viento, MARK LIPMAN Because They Were Happy and Free, LETICIA LUNA Los Días Heridos (tranducción de TOSHIYA KAMEI como Wounded Days), DUKARDO HINESTROSA Los Autos del Poeta, ANTONIETA VILLAMIL Soluna en Bosque, FERNANDO RENDON Los Motivos del Salmón, (traducción de ANTONIETA VILLAMIL y MARK LIPMAN como The Way of The Salmon), RAFAEL DEL CASTILLO MATAMOROS Pirómana. Además presentaciones y lecturas de los poetas ESTRELLA DEL VALLE, ANTHONY SEIDMAN, TATIANA DE LA TIERRA, RAUL ARREDONDO, ELIZABETH CAZESSUS, músicos JOE CUMBE, RAMÓN LIMÓN, ALBERTO DELGADO, y micrófono abierto para celebrar el Día Mundial de la Poesía.


PLEASE RSVP: 1323 515 3713 or avpoet@att.net

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