Tonel
Tonel is a visual artist and art critic who was born in Havana, Cuba, where he illustrated several children’s books. His work for grownups has been exhibited in North and South America, the Caribbean, and Europe. He received a Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship in the Humanities and a John S. Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship for painting and installation art. He lives and teaches in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Books
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Drum, Chavi, Drum! / ¡Toca, Chavi, Toca!
By Mayra Lazara Dole, TonelView DetailsWho says girls can't play drums? The beat of Chavi's congas livens up her entire neighborhood. When she's not picked to drum in Miami's Calle Ocho festival, she decides to do something about it!
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Birthday in the Barrio / Cumpleaños en el Barrio
By Mayra Lazara Dole, TonelView DetailsBilingual English/Spanish. In this second book by author Mayra Lazara Dole, lively determined Chavi sets off on yet another Miami adventure.
