How Far Do You Love Me?, Lee & Low Books (New York, NY), 2013.Rafi and Rosi: Carnival!, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2006.Arrorró mi niño: Latino Lullabies and Gentle Games, Lee & Low Books (New York, NY), 2004.'Rafi and Rosi, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2003.Golden Tales: Myths, Legends, and Folktales from Latin America, Scholastic Inc.Vejigantes Masquerader, Scholastic Inc.Nathan's Balloon Adventure, Scholastic Inc.
Peter Cottontail's Easter Book, Scholastic Inc.Las navidades: Popular Christmas Songs from Latin America, translation by Elena Paz, Scholastic Inc.Arroz con leche: Popular Songs and Rhymes from Latin America, translation by Elena Paz, Scholastic Inc.Time for School, Nathan!, Scholastic Inc.Good Time with Baby, Grosset & Dunlap (New York, NY), 1989.Nathan's Fishing Trip, Scholastic Inc.Nathan and Nicholas Alexander, Scholastic Inc.Lullabies, Little Simon (New York, NY), 1984.Kitten Rhymes, Little Simon (New York, NY), 1984.Counting Rhymes, Little Simon (New York, NY), 1984.Rhymes, Little Simon (New York, NY), 1984. ¡Olinguito, de la A a la Z! Descubriendo el bosque nublado: Olinguito from A to Z! Unveiling the Cloud Forest, Orbis Pictus Award Honorĭelacre's works Written and illustrated.The Storyteller's Candle: La velita de los cuentos, Pura Belpre Illustrator Award Honor.Arrorró, Mi Niño : Latino Lullabies and Gentle Games, Pura Belpre Illustrator Award Honor.The Bossy Gallito, Pura Belpre Illustrator Award Honor.Vejigantes Masquerader, Americas Book Award.JSTOR ( June 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately. This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. She says she translates from Spanish to English in her head when she writes in English (that language which she says allows her "to reach the largest audience"), and when she does the Spanish version she tries to make it sound as original and independent as possible. "And if painting the people and the places of Latin America true to their own beauty fosters respect or if sharing some of their golden tales builds bridges, I want to keep on doing it.
"I delight in creating books that portray my own culture with authenticity in both words and pictures," Delacre noted on her Web site. Writing style ĭelacre creates books that honor the folklore and traditions of her childhood, both in English and Spanish. Delacre currently resides in Silver Spring, Maryland with her husband. In addition to being a full-time author and illustrator, she visits many schools across the country as well as overseas, reading and sharing her literature with children. Thereafter, Delacre wrote Alicia Afterimage, a nonfiction novel based on conversations Delacre had with Alicia's friends following the accident. In 2004, Delacre's younger daughter, Alicia, was killed in a car accident.
After graduating she moved to Paris where she studied photography, typography, design and illustration at the Ecole Supérieure d'Arts Graphiques. In high school, Delacre decided she wanted to become an artist. At age ten, a family friend, who was an artist and a teacher encouraged Delacre to enroll in one of her painting classes, where she received formal art training and discovered her passion. As a child she spent many days at her grandmother's house, drawing and coloring on large sheets of white paper. Her parents are from Argentina and were both teachers at the University of Puerto Rico. Delacre was born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.
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