Raul Colon's Books
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Play Ball!Jorge loves the feel of the ball in his glove, the bat in his hand, and the game of baseball. He is as good as any right-handed hitter on the Casa Cuba...Read More -
Sí, puedes (Play Ball!)Jorge Posada adora sentir la bola en su guante, el bate en su mano, y el juego del béisbol. Como cualquier otro jugador del equipo Casa Cuba, ya...Read More
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Missing from Haymarket SquareCHICAGO, 1886. Twelve-year-old Dinah Bell is too young to be working twelve-hour days. But to the factory and mill owners, age doesn't matter. In fact...Read More
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Walking to the Bus-Rider Blues"Oh, I'm singing the bus-rider blues,the Alabamy bus-rider blues.I got me a feeling, deep down inside,It ain't never ever gonna be the same."During the...Read More
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Roberto ClementeOn an island called Puerto Rico, there lived a little boy who wanted only to play baseball. Although he had no money, Roberto Clemente practiced and...Read More
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Angela and the Baby Jesus"When my mother Angela, was six years old, she felt sorry for the Baby Jesus in the Christmas crib...." Frank McCourt's first Christmas book is by...Read More
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How to Bake an American PieHow do you bake an American pie?Preheat the world until fiery hot with a hunger and thirst to be free. Now find a giant melting pot on the shores of a...Read More
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Jose! Born to DanceFeaturing gorgeous artwork and lyrical text, the story of a boy from a small Mexican village who became one of the greatest dancers of all time.Read More
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A Band of AngelsA Band of Angels is fiction, but it is based on real events and people. The character of Ella was inspired by Ella Sheppard Moore, who was born...Read More
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Amherst Bulletin, March 1, 2010
...As Anybody: Martin Luther King and Abraham Joshua Heschel's Amazing March Toward Freedom" (Knopf, 2008), illustrated by Raul Colon, has received many honors. Among them, it was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award and the Massachusetts Book...
PublishersWeekly.com, February 23, 2010
...Kevin Hawkes. (S&S. $15.99. ISBN 978-1416948643) CHILD OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. Paula Young Shelton. Illustrated by Raul Colon. (Schwartz & Wade. $17.99. ISBN 978-0375843143) CHILDREN OF THE SEA, VOLUME 1. Dalsuke Igarashi. (Viz. $14.99. ISBN...
The Inter Mountain, February 13, 2010
...by Chuck Stump and Jim Strawn; and 'Child of the Civil Rights Movement' by Paula Young Shelton and Raul Colon. Young adult: 'Witch & Wizard' by James Patterson. Mystery: 'Iron River' by T. Jefferson Parker; 'A Whisper to the Living' by Stuart M....
Examiner.com, June 23, 2009
...by Eileen Spinelli), to my sleepy four-year-old Joseph. The following stanza is accompanied by a lovely illustration (by Raul Colon) of an artist painting a gorgeous bowl of gold, white, and orange peaches--orbs resembling a twilight sun: We borrowed...
News-Press.com, June 11, 2009
...Illustrator Award Winner: ?Dona Flor: A Tall-Tale About a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart? illustrated by Raul Colon Dona Flor, a giant lady with a big heart, sets off to protect her neighbors from what they think is a dangerous animal, but soon...
Examiner.com, May 21, 2009
...first novel. McCourt recently published his first children's picture book, Angela and the Baby Jesus, illustrated by Raul Colon. In a related story, the New York Post reports on page six that Malachy McCourt broke a leg--literally--when he took to the...
New Jersey Beacon, April 9, 2009
...season of rebirth and renewal. 'I wanted to lift the spirits of the people who used the station.' Raul Colon Originals are on view at the Anne Reid ?72 Art Gallery, Princeton Day School, 650 The Great Road, Princeton, through April 30. Gallery hours:...
Strollerderby, January 5, 2010
...the favor of right resonate at home. Child of the Civil Rights Movement by Paula Young Shelton and Raul Colon - The daughter of civil rights activist Andrew Young , Paula Young Shelton’s autobiographical children’s book puts life with Jim Crow and...
American Taíno, January 3, 2010
...Oscar “Zeta” Acosta Paco Ignacio Taibo II Pam Munoz Ryan Pat Mora Patrick Sanchez Rafael Lopez Rafaela Castro Raul Colon Raul Ramos y Sanchez raulrsalinas Rebecca Gomez Rene Colato Lainez Rene Saldana Jr. Renee Fajardo Reyes Cardenas Reyna Grande...
American Taíno, September 28, 2009
...Oscar “Zeta” Acosta Paco Ignacio Taibo II Pam Munoz Ryan Pat Mora Patrick Sanchez Rafael Lopez Rafaela Castro Raul Colon Raul Ramos y Sanchez raulrsalinas Rebecca Gomez Rene Colato Lainez Rene Saldana Jr. Renee Fajardo Reyes Cardenas Reyna Grande...
American Taíno, September 27, 2009
...Oscar “Zeta” Acosta Paco Ignacio Taibo II Pam Munoz Ryan Pat Mora Patrick Sanchez Rafael Lopez Rafaela Castro Raul Colon Raul Ramos y Sanchez raulrsalinas Rebecca Gomez Rene Colato Lainez Rene Saldana Jr. Renee Fajardo Reyes Cardenas Reyna Grande...
The PlanetEsme Plan: The Best New Children's Books, April 14, 2009
...ANYBODY: MARTIN LUTHER KING AND ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHEL'S AMAZING MARCH TOWARD FREEDOM by Richard Michelson, illustrated by Raul Colon (Knopf) ASHLEY BRYAN: WORDS TO MY LIFE'S SONG by Ashley Bryan (Atheneum) ASTRONAUT HANDBOOK by Meghan McCarthy (Knopf)...
