Abuelita and Me | Annick Press, 2022
A sensitive and heartfelt look at the impact of racism.
In this poignant, empowering picture book debut, a girl and her beloved abuelita lean on each other as they contend with racism while running errands in the city.
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Winner: International Latino Book Award 2022 (best fiction picture book in English)
“A resonant, intergenerational picture book about an important and necessary topic; highly recommended for children’s picture book collections.”
―School Library Journal
Abuelita y yo | Annick Press, 2022
Abuelita y yo
Este debut literario relata la profunda y conmovedora historia de cómo una niña y su abuelita enfrentan varias manifestaciones del racismo en su vida cotidiana.
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Tongues: On Longing and Belonging Through Language
(co-editor) | Book*hug Press, 2021
Praise for the Tongues anthology
“…Astonishingly consistent in calibre, Tongues: On Longing and Belonging through Language poses questions that leap beyond the page: How is language received in the body? What is lost in the space between words? What cannot be recovered? What remains to be uncovered? It is one of the finest anthologies published in recent years and should be required reading on syllabuses across the country.”
—Sheniz Janmohamed, Quill & Quire
*STARRED REVIEW
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Featured News & Events
CBC Kids Book Club Interview, July 14, 2022
Gary the Unicorn makes friends with author Leonarda Carranza and they discuss her book Abuelita and Me.
CBC Ontario Morning Interview, December 22, 2021 | << listen here >>
Do you feel like you are a different person when you speak another language? We tackle this issue with Leonarda Carranza, one of the editors of Tongues: On Longing and Belonging Through Language. With host Wei Chen.
“After two years of loss, the last thing I want is to lose my mother tongue, too” | << read here >>
A personal essay published in The Globe and Mail, December 22, 2021.
