“A beautiful account of a young girl’s bravery and her important contribution toward gender equality in the creative arts.” – Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“The heroine’s tenacity in the face of naysayers will inspire all dreamers, and the illustrator’s smile-inducing cameo on the last page emphasizes the universality of Millo’s story…For those looking for more nonfiction titles about female musical powerhouses.” – School Library Journal (starred review)
“The text and illustrations work together beautifully here, creating a story that will imbue readers with inspiration and a yearning to make music of their own.” – Booklist
“A valuable addition to the growing library of stories about strong Latina women.” – Publishers Weekly
“With its emphasis on artistry and visual metaphor, this title bears a strong kinship with Yuyi Morales’ Viva Frida, but it also brings an accessibility that young viewers (and teachers) will appreciate.” – Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
“Engle’s poetic text takes its cues from Zaldarriaga’s chosen instrument, its rhythm at times steadily assured and at others loose and improvisational…[E]very spread is full of motion, with some of the illustrations requiring a ninety-degree turn, as if the book itself has got to dance.” – Horn Book Magazine
“Engle’s poetic narrative combined with Lopez’s warmly ethereal folk-art illustrations to evoke a nighttime tropical dreamscape.” – New York Times Book Review
About the Author
Margarita Engle is a Cuban American poet and novelist whose work has been published in many countries. Her many acclaimed books include Silver People, The Lightning Dreamer, The Wild Book, and The Surrender Tree, a Newbery Honor Book. She is a several-time winner of the Pura Belpré and Américas Awards as well as other prestigious honors. She lives with her husband in Northern California. For more information, visit margaritaengle.com.
Rafael López is a New York Times–bestselling, award winning illustrator who has illustrated numerous acclaimed picture books, including The Day You Begin and The Year We Learned to Fly (New York Times bestsellers), Dancing Hands (Pura Belpré Medal), and Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You (Schneider Award), among others. Rafael is the recipient of three Pura Belpré medals, the Schneider Family Book Award, the Jane Addams Book Award, and the Tomás Rivera Book Award. He was the first guest artist of the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum and founder of the Urban Art Trail, a series of large-scale community murals around the U.S. Rafael lives in San Diego and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. You can visit him at rafaellopez.com.
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