For more about Margarita Engle, the Pura Belpé Award,and some great Spanish books for kids, check out this article: http://www.atyourlibrary.org/top-10-spanish-books-kids
Winner of the 2009 Pura Belpé Award for Narrative and author of the children's poetry book, "The Surrender Tree: Poems for Cuba's Struggle for Freedom", Margarita Engle has loved libraries since she was a child, herself. Here she shares her fascination with Rosa la Bayamesa and why it's no coincidence that a book is shaped like a door.
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