Alexandra Alessandri

Feliz New Year, Ava Gabriela!

Ava Gabriela is visiting her extended family in Colombia for the holidays. She’s excited to take part in family traditions such as making buñuelos, but being around all her loud relatives in an unfamiliar place makes Ava shy and quiet. How will Ava find her voice before she misses out on all the New Year’s fun?

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Publication Date: October 1, 2020
Type: Hardcover, Jacketed
ISBN: 9780807504505

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Isabel and Her Colores Go To School

Sarah Rockett at Sleeping Bear Press has acquired world rights to Alexandra Alessandri's bilingual picture book Isabel and Her Colores Go to School, illustrated by Courtney Dawson. Isabel doesn't speak much English, preferring the colors and comfort of Spanish, yet she still finds creative ways to communicate when words won't work. Publication is set for fall 2021; Deborah Warren at East West Literary represented the author, and Nicole Tugeau at Tugeau 2 represented the illustrator. —Publishers Weekly

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About Alexandra

Alexandra Alessandri is a Colombian American poet, children’s author, and Associate Professor of English at Broward College. Her poetry has appeared in The Acentos Review, Rio Grande Review, Atlanta Review, and YARN. Her debut picture book Feliz New Year, Ava Gabriela! releases October 1, 2020 from Albert Whitman & Company, followed by Isabel and Her Colores Go to School in fall 2021 from Sleeping Bear Press. Alexandra lives in Florida with her husband and son.

https://alexandraalessandri.com