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Alyssa Reynoso-Morris​

Alyssa Reynoso-Morris
Platanos Are Love

Los plátanos son amor ​

Un delicioso libro ilustrado sobre las formas en que los plátanos dan forma a la cultura, la comunidad, y la familia Latina/o/x/e, contado a través de las experiencias de una niña en la cocina con su abuela.

Abuela dice, "Los plátanos son amor."
Yo pensé que eran comida.
Pero Abuela dice que nos alimentan de más de una manera.
Con cada explosión de los tostones, puré de mangú y chisporroteo de los maduros, una niña aprende que los plátanos son su historia, son su cultura y, lo más importante, son amor.

Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: April 09, 2024
ISBN: 
978-166590273

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Platanos Are Love

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A delicious picture book about the ways plantains shape Latinx culture, community, and family, told through a young girl’s experiences in the kitchen with her abuela.

Abuela says, “plátanos are love.”
I thought they were food.
But Abuela says they feed us in more ways than one.

With every pop of the tostones, mash of the mangú, and sizzle of the maduros, a little girl learns that plátanos are her history, they are her culture, and—most importantly—they are love.

Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: April 11, 2023
Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781665902731​

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About Alyssa

Alyssa Reynoso-Morris is a queer Afro-Latinx Dominican and Puerto Rican writer, wife, mother, and community organizer.
During the day she is a Chief of Staff working with community members, non-profit organizations, and government officials to make the world a better place.

Then she puts her writer’s hat on to craft heartfelt stories about home, family, food, and the fun places she has been. 
Alyssa was born and raised in The Bronx, New York, and currently lives in Philadelphia, PA with her partner and daughter.

She was awarded a Yuyi Morales Diversity and More Merit Scholarship in 2020 for the Craft and Business of Writing Children's Picture Books course offered through the Children’s Book Academy. She earned a Las Musas Mentorship and an Editor-Writer Mentorship from The Word for picture books in 2020. She was also selected as a mentee through the PB Chat Mentorship program but withdrew from the program due to being offered representation.
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Alyssa’s amazing agent is the talented Kaitlyn Leann Sanchez at Context Literary Agency. Alyssa is also an active member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI).

You can learn more about Alyssa at https://www.alyssaauthor.com/.
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