Fountaindale Public Library District: Inspirations: Isabel Quintero

Bolingbrook IL

16 July, 2021

1:55 PM

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Press release from Fountaindale Public Library District: Sarah July 15, 2021 We are featuring a new illustrator in an Inspirations kit, Isabel Quintero. Stop by the Children's Services Desk and pick up a bag while supplies last. Each bag contains a pencil and an eraser shaped like a vehicle. You will also find: A list of children's books she wrote, available in the library or on hoopla (She also writes for young adults!) Coloring and activity sheets A map-making activity for younger kids Writing activities for older kids (using printables from Scholastic Teachables) Want to explore more? Read what Isabel Quintero and illustrator Zeke Peña have to say about My Papi Has a Motorcycle at NPR, The Horn Book or Publishers Weekly. Browse for more books that won the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award (Quintero won twice, in 2020 and 2015). Explore sweet, cold treats through books! Paletas (in the adult collection) also has instructions to make paletas, raspados and aguas frescas (and hoopla has recipes, too) Explore your neighborhood as a family! I haven't tried raspados yet (reading Quintero's books makes me want to), but I know where to buy yummy paletas right here in Bolingbrook. Maybe you can discover a new favorite! This press release was produced by Fountaindale Public Library District. The views expressed here are the author's own.