Monica Brown (She/her/hers)

Monica Brown is an award-winning author of more than 30 multicultural picturebooks, including "Waiting for the Biblioburro," "Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match" and "Frida and her Animalitos." Her work has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post and NPR, and she has received two Américas Awards and a Christopher Award. Her latest books are "Doña Fela's Dream" and "She Persisted: Dolores Huerta." 

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Awards: Américas Award (twice); Christopher Award; Orbus Pictus Honor; Frida Kahlo and her Animalitos is a NYTimes/NYPL Best Illustrated Book of 2017

Communities: Arizona Author, Hispanic or Latinx, Mixed Race, Person with a Disability

Writing Her World: Girls of Color with Complex Lives

Bestselling authors of chapter books featuring girls of color share their strategies for writing books about girls who stand strong but are also full of insecurities as they grow up in an uncertain world. From Bree and Ellie to Jo Jo Makoons, Gabby Torres, and Lola Levine, how do authors write her world?

Education Room 351 (Seats 46, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sat, Mar 15, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Children
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  

Panelists: Monica Brown, Angela Dominguez, Leah Johnson, Dawn Quigley
Moderator: Desirée Cueto

Dream Big: Stories that Inspire Action

It's hard to dream big in an uncertain world but dreams bring hope and the possibility of change. Dreams can involve Captain America and realizing a superhero can look like you, communicating with orcas through music, and helping others better their lives. Even small actions can create big changes.

Education Room 353 (Seats 92, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sat, Mar 15, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Children
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  

Panelists: Monica Brown, Kwame Mbalia, Zachariah OHora, Nikkolas Smith
Moderator: Ruth McKoy Lowery

Books:

Doña Fela's Dream

The Story of Puerto Rico's First Female Mayor
Children
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
September 2024
ISBN 9780316178358
48 pages

She Persisted: Dolores Huerta

Children
Penguin Young Readers Group
September 2024
ISBN 9780593623572
96 pages