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by Cynthia Gonzalez (Author), Citlali Reyes (Illustrator)
Introduce your little ones to Fernando Llort, a world-renowned artist from El Salvador!
A 2023 Américas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature Commended Title
Fernando Llort is a major point of reference for the art and iconography of El Salvador.
Born April 7, 1949, Fernando Llort was a world-renowned Salvadoran artist. His artwork sparked an artisan movement among El Salvador's agricultural workers. He taught them how to use their artistic ability to make a living. As a result, the town's agricultural faction quickly transforned into an artisanal atompshere, generating jobs outside of farming. To this day, Fernando Llort's art continues to inspire many to try their hand at artistry!
Parents will find this bilingual English-Spanish biography board book on Fernando Llort creative to little ones wanting to try their hand at artistry and find beauty in colors!
Author Biography
Cynthia Gonzalez Cynthia Gonzalez was born in El Salvador and raised in South Los Angeles. She's multi-faceted with talents as a writer, poet, activist, and community leader. Cynthia has served as an executive board member for non-profits in Los Angeles and Long Beach. She has also served as a Cultural Advisor and Entertainment Director for the Los Angeles LBGT Center. She has written articles for the local Long Beach press, and was featured in the Los Angeles Times. Her passion for seeing a positive representation of the Salvadoran community led her to establish Salvies Who Lunch. This non-profit organizational platform connects and uplifts Salvadorans of all backgrounds through empowering and supportive events. Cynthia is the author behind Lil' Libros' newly released title, The Life of / La vida de Llort, and has translated over ten books within the Lil' Libros' VÁMONOS travel series. On her free days, she enjoys watching sci-fi movies and eating rocky road ice cream.
Citlali Reyes is a Mexican illustrator. Since she was a child, she always loved doodling and telling stories through images; this drew her to the enchanting world of illustration where she has resided for almost ten years. In 2014, she partnered with Lil' Libros to create their first 3 books and over time she has illustrated more than 30 bilingual children's books for the publisher. Now she finds herself in a new adventure as author and illustrator of her debut book, Sana, sana, colita de rana. When she is not drawing for countless hours, Citlali enjoys reading, stargazing or playing around with her camera.
