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Raul Colon

Raul Colon

Raul Colon

Raúl Colón has illustrated several highly acclaimed picture books, including the New York Times bestselling Angela and the Baby Jesus by Frank McCourt, Susanna Reich’s José! Born to Dance, and Jill Biden’s Don’t Forget, God Bless Our Troops. Mr. Colón lived in Puerto Rico as a young boy and now resides in New City, New York, with his family.

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A Band of Angels is now available in eBook
May 07, 2013
A Band of Angels will be released on May 07, 2013 in eBook
May 07, 2013
Look Up! will be released on February 19, 2013 in Hardcover, eBook
Feb 19, 2013
Look Up! is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Feb 19, 2013
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Look Up!
Aug 22, 2012
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Good-bye, Havana! Hola, New York! has won an award
Aug 22, 2012
Don't Forget, God Bless Our Troops is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Jun 05, 2012
Don't Forget, God Bless Our Troops will be released on June 05, 2012 in Hardcover, eBook
Jun 05, 2012
Mar 15, 2012
Good-bye, Havana! Hola, New York! will be released on August 23, 2011 in Hardcover, eBook
Aug 23, 2011
Good-bye, Havana! Hola, New York! is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Aug 23, 2011
Roberto Clemente will be released on July 26, 2011 in eBook
Jul 26, 2011
Roberto Clemente is now available in eBook
Jul 26, 2011
Apr 01, 2011
Play Ball! will be released on February 23, 2010 in Trade Paperback
Feb 23, 2010
Play Ball! is now available in Trade Paperback
Feb 23, 2010

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Artdaily.org, June 7, 2013
...“Flor gave the wind a big hug,” from Doña Flor, 2005, watercolor, colored pencil, lithograph pencil, © Raúl Colón. OMAHA, NE.- New York City has been Raúl Colón’s loyal patron, from cover illustrations for The New Yorker to an MTA mural at...
Detroit News, May 7, 2013
...by other astronomers. Burleigh lyrically portrays Leavitt's single-minded passion for the stars, while the watercolor-and-pencil illustrations by Raul Colon illuminate her world and the skies that so inspired her. Author Brandon Marie Miller offers a...
Yahoo! News, February 20, 2013
...downtown Modesto. The play, which is based on the picture book written by Pat Mora and illustrated by Raul Colon, tells the true story of author and educator Tomás Rivera, a child of migrant workers during the 1940s who went on to become the first...
PRWeb, February 20, 2013
...downtown Modesto. The play, which is based on the picture book written by Pat Mora and illustrated by Raul Colon, tells the true story of author and educator Tom�s Rivera, a child of migrant workers during the 1940s who went on to become the first...
Abilene Reporter, January 10, 2013
...The entertainment juggernaut that is Abilene is slowly picking up after the holiday downtime. A lecture series on movies begins this week, and there's a chance to shop for guns and knives. All this and more are happening this weekend. Film fun Robert...
Topeka Capital-Journal, December 13, 2012
...the Year by School Library Journal. “Don’t Forget, God Bless Our Troops” by Jill Biden, illustrated by Raul Colon, Simon & Schuster, 2012, ages 5 and older. Inspired by Jill Biden’s granddaughter, “Don’t Forget” is the story of the year...
PublishersWeekly.com, September 13, 2012
...Start your medal handicapping engines, folks! Here’s the updated list of the year’s starred reviews for children’s and YA books from Booklist, The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, the Horn Book, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, School...
Artdaily.org, June 7, 2013
...“Flor gave the wind a big hug,” from Doña Flor, 2005, watercolor, colored pencil, lithograph pencil, © Raúl Colón. OMAHA, NE.- New York City has been Raúl Colón’s loyal patron, from cover illustrations for The New Yorker to an MTA mural at...
Lakeland Ledger, June 7, 2013
...Jordan Bolognese, Corey William Braaten, Reyna Cruz Castillo, Gurlene Edouard Charles, Jameel Asif Chauhan, Sarah Elizabeth Cockrum, Brian Raul Colon, Schneider Come, Jessica Contreras, Tessa Rene Corn, Angel Yeovanie Correa, Channing Katherine Crider,...
Business 2 Community, May 11, 2013
...to look bad just because they didn’t know “the etiquette.” I was corrected though, by my friend Raul Colon. There are always bad things happening in the world. Why should the world stop when something bad happens in the US? Darned tootin. In my...
Omaha Reader, May 7, 2013
...New Work by Teresa Schmidt – Larry Roots Opening Reception: 6 – 8 pm Modern Arts Midtown 3615 Dodge Street Hours: Tues – Sat 11 am - 6 pm 402.502.8737,... Pick: Hue Blanc’s Joyless Ones April 28th Hue Blanc's Joyless Ones w/...
Detroit News, May 7, 2013
...by other astronomers. Burleigh lyrically portrays Leavitt's single-minded passion for the stars, while the watercolor-and-pencil illustrations by Raul Colon illuminate her world and the skies that so inspired her. Author Brandon Marie Miller offers a...
Abilene Reporter, January 10, 2013
...The entertainment juggernaut that is Abilene is slowly picking up after the holiday downtime. A lecture series on movies begins this week, and there's a chance to shop for guns and knives. All this and more are happening this weekend. Film fun Robert...
Abilene Reporter, January 2, 2013
...with your little ones to create their own masterpieces using the style and medium of the featured artist, Raul Colon. An award-winning illustrator of more than 30 popular books for kiddos, including "Angel and the Baby Jesus," "Don't Forget," "God Bless...