How does an award winning Colombian bilingual children’s book author get inspired to write her books? How is this author honoring her heritage and experience of Año Viejo, being an immigrant child with limited English, and the leyendas of her native Colombia like the Madre Monte?   In this episode, Latina mom, teacher, children’s book author, and buñuelos lover, Alessandra Alesandri share’s her journey as a writer.
Join us as we talk about what inspired her to become a writer and take a closer look at 3 of her children’s books that are paving the way for other Latinx writers. Plus, we’ll talk about the struggles in raising a bilingual teenage son, life in Miami, and her words of wisdom for Latina moms, asi que no te lo pierdas!
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