Monica Brown

Monica Brown is the award-winning author of over thirty books for children, including Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match/no combina, Sharuko, Maya's Blanket/la manta de Maya, Waiting for the Biblioburro, Frida and Her Animalitos, and El Cuarto Turquesa/The Turquoise Room, as well as the Lola Levine chapter book series, among many others. She is the recipient of the Christopher Award, two Américas Awards, and multiple starred reviews. Her work has been translated into a dozen languages, and has appeared in the New York Times, The Washington Post, and on NPR's All Things Considered. When not writing for children, Brown serves as a professor of English at Northern Arizona University, where she teaches about US Latino and multicultural literature. Brown lives with her family in Flagstaff, Arizona. Her website is monicabrown.net.


Books

  • The Turquoise Room / El cuarto turquesa
    By Monica Brown, Adriana M. Garcia
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    The Turquoise Room / El cuarto turquesa

    The Turquoise Room / El cuarto turquesa

    By Monica Brown, Adriana M. Garcia
    Bestselling author Monica Brown takes us on a magical journey into the lives of generations of creative women in her family in this gorgeously illustrated bilingual picture book.

    Monica Brown, exitosa autora, nos lleva a un viaje mágico en la vida de generaciones de mujeres creativas en su familia en este libro bilingüe bellamente ilustrado.

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  • Sharuko
    El arqueólogo peruano Julio C. Tello / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello
    By Monica Brown, Elisa Chavarri
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    Sharuko

    Sharuko

    El arqueólogo peruano Julio C. Tello / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello
    By Monica Brown, Elisa Chavarri

    A fascinating bilingual picture book biography of Peruvian archaeologist and national icon Julio C. Tello, who unearthed Peru's ancient cultures and fostered pride in the country's Indigenous history.

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  • Marisol McDonald and the Monster / Marisol McDonald y el monstruo
    By Monica Brown, Sara Palacios
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    Marisol McDonald and the Monster / Marisol McDonald y el monstruo

    Marisol McDonald and the Monster / Marisol McDonald y el monstruo

    By Monica Brown, Sara Palacios
    Bilingual English/Spanish. Free-spirited Marisol confronts her fear of monsters and unfamiliar nighttime noises.

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  • Maya's Blanket
    La manta de Maya
    By Monica Brown, David Diaz
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    Maya's Blanket

    Maya's Blanket

    La manta de Maya
    By Monica Brown, David Diaz

    Bilingual English/Spanish. Based on a Yiddish folk song, a young girl's cherished baby blanket becomes old and worn over time and she finds new ways to use it as she grows up.

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  • Marisol McDonald and the Clash Bash / Marisol McDonald y la fiesta sin igual
    By Monica Brown, Sara Palacios
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    Marisol McDonald and the Clash Bash / Marisol McDonald y la fiesta sin igual

    Marisol McDonald and the Clash Bash / Marisol McDonald y la fiesta sin igual

    By Monica Brown, Sara Palacios

    In the follow-up to the Pura Belpré Award Honor-winning Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match/Marisol McDonald No Combina, everyone's favorite mismatched heroine turns eight and throws a fabulously mismatched party.

    En esta continuación del ganador del Honor del Premio Pura Belpré Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match/Marisol McDonald No Combina, la heroína favorita de todos cumple ocho años y celebra con una fiesta en su estilo único e fabuloso de cosas que no combinan.

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  • Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina
    By Monica Brown, Sara Palacios
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    Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina

    Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina

    By Monica Brown, Sara Palacios

    Mismatched and fabulous Marisol McDonald celebrates her Peruvian and Scottish heritage.
    Bilingual English/Spanish.

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