La Guitarrista

Description

From the creators of Paletero Man-Latin Grammy-winning musician Lucky Diaz and celebrated artist Micah Player-comes a story about a tenacious girl who achieves her wildest dreams with a little help from her community and a broken guitar. Strum! Strum! Strum! Get ready to rock with la guitarrista! When Canta finds a guitar in the trash, she is one step closer to becoming a rock star. Even though the guitar is broken and she doesn't know how to play, nothing can stop Canta from going after her dreams! Perfect for fans of Because and We Will Rock Our Classmates, readers will rock out to this empowering tale of resilience, community, the power of music-and never giving up on your dreams. The book includes Spanish words and phrases throughout, an author's note from Lucky Diaz, and a link to the song inspired by the book.

Lucky Diaz is a bilingual, songwriting, taco-eating, multi-Latin Grammy Award-winning, GRAMMY nominated and six-time Emmy-nominated musician, children's television personality and author. His work has been praised by NPR, Billboard magazine, People magazine and the New York Times. He is a Parent's Choice Gold Award and NAPPA Award winner. In 2020, his album Buenos Diaz was named an official selection of notable works for children by the American Library Association. Lucky's debut picture book, Paletero Man, has been celebrated with a Kirkus Star, SLJ Star, Publisher's Weekly Star and Book List Star. He currently lives in a house on a hill in Los Angeles with his wife Alisha, daughter Indiana, and their dog Django. luckydiazmusic.comwww.luckydiazmusic.com Micah Player began his career designing and illustrating for Paul Frank Industries in Southern California. He is the author of Chloe, Instead and the illustrator of several books and games for children, including Vote for Our Future! and Friday Night Wrestlefest. He lives in a little house beneath a giant tree in the Utah mountains, with a lovely schoolteacher named Stephanie. They are the parents of two rad kids, one Yorkshire terrier, and several Casio keyboards. His favorite paleta is fresas con crema. www.micahplayer.com