Author on the Airwaves: Laura Lacámara

Lacámara chosen as May 2012’s “Author of the Month” on Houston Public Media Houston Public Media radio host Eric Ladau interviewed Lacámara for its website’s “Arte Público Press Author of the Month” feature, and along with the transcript, their conversation is available to listeners on the station’s interactive site through on-demand audio streaming here. Click here to see all Arte Público authors featured on Houston Public Media. About the Author: LAURA LACÁMARA is a Cuban-American artist and author. She is the illustrator of The Runaway Piggy / El cochinito fugitivo (Piñata Books, 2010) and the author of Floating on Mama’s Song / Flotando en la canción de mama (HarperCollins, 2010).  She lives in Venice, California, with her family. About her latest book, Alicia’s Fruity Drinks / Las aguas frescas de Alicia Seven-year-old Alicia and her parents are enjoying the annual festival celebrating Mexico’s independence. There are mariachis strolling across the festival grounds, folkloric dancers twirling in …

Dalia’s Wondrous Hair / El cabello maravilloso de Dalia

A whimsical, bilingual picture book about an imaginative girl.

by Laura Lacámara
Spanish-language translation by Gabriela Baeza Ventura

ISBN: 978-1-55885-789-6
Publication Date: May 31, 2014
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 32
Imprint: Piñata Books
Ages: 4-9

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Alicia’s Fruity Drinks / Las aguas frescas de Alicia

Colorful, full-spread illustrations depict Alicia’s enthusiasm for creating and sharing fruity, Mexican drinks.

by Lupe Ruiz-Flores
Illustrations by Laura Lacámara

ISBN: 978-1-55885-705-6
Publication Date: May 31, 2012 
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 32
Imprint: Piñata Books
Ages: 5 – 8

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The Runaway Piggy / El cochinito fugitivo

This rollicking bilingual picture book re-tells a familiar story with a Latino twist.

by James Luna
Illustrations by Laura Lacámara
Spanish translation by Carolina Villarroel

ISBN: 978-1-55885-586-1
Publication Date: November 30, 2010   
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 32
Imprint: Piñata Books
Ages: 4-8

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Resources k-12

The Runaway Piggy/ El cochinito fugitivo By: James LunaIllustrated by: Laura LacámaraISBN: 978-1-55885-586-1Publication Date: 2010   Format: HardcoverPages: 32Price: $18.95Imprint: Piñata Books​Accelerated Reader Quiz#: 133833 LEXILE English: 630LLEXILE Spanish: 610L     Materials to download: Activities Comprehension Questions Writing Prompts Materiales para descargar: Actividades Preguntas de comprensión Pautas de escritura  

Follow along with this girl on her imaginative outings.

Listen in as Dalia uses her imagination to turn her hair into a force of nature! Enjoy Laura Lacámara’s read-along from her bilingual picture book, Dalia’s Wondrous Hair / El cabello maravilloso de Dalia.      

Audio & Video K-12

Audio & Video | K-12 Author Date Length of medium URL Book discussed Diana J. Noble 04/04/2022 0:14:06 https://youtu.be/5H671BiQT4I Chances in Disguise Virginia Sánchez-Korrol 10/23/2021 0:06:21 https://youtu.be/5H671BiQT4I A Surprise for Teresita / Una sorpresa para Teresita Ricia Anne Chansky and Yarelis Marcial Acevedo 7/27/2021 0:29:24 https://youtu.be/2OPMu6VN_Vw Maxy Survives the Hurricane / Maxy sobrevive el huracan Aracely De Alvarado and Victoria Castillo 04/20/2021 0:15:22 https://youtu.be/dvYB_hqbJbs Luminous Moon, Where Are You? / Luna luminosa, ¿dónde estás? Aracely De Alvarado 11/20/2020 0:05:19 https://youtu.be/Sqo31J2xPZk La divina Catrina / Oh, Divine Catrina Diane Gonzales Bertrand 10/14/2020 0:06:54 https://tinyurl.com/ycckt5zs Sip, Slurp, Soup, Soup / Caldo, caldo, caldo James Luna 10/9/2020 0:03:33 https://tinyurl.com/538fb8j9 The Place Where You Live / El lugar donde vives Diane Gonzales Bertrand 10/6/2020 0:01:40 https://tinyurl.com/37bam3hb We Are Cousins / Somos primos Diane Gonzales Bertrand 10/2/2020 0:02:53 https://tinyurl.com/bdkbxbuz The Empanadas that Abuela Made / Las empanadas que hacía la abuela Dina Bursztyn 9/28/2020 0:02:32 …

Our Tejas Stars Shine Brightly!

Four Piñata Books for Kids Chosen for Tejas Star Reading List HOUSTON, TX February 2015—Four books published as part of Arte Público’s imprint for children and young adults, Piñata Books, were chosen for the 2015-16 Tejas Star Reading List. The Tejas Star Reading List (TSRL) is developed to encourage children ages 5-12 to explore multicultural books and to discover the cognitive and economic benefits of bilingualism and multilingualism. Sponsored by the Texas Library Association, the TSRL is intended for recreational reading and not to support a specific curriculum. The program began as the Tejas Star Book Award, created by the Region One ESC Library Advisory Committee. The Texas Library Association assumed responsibility for the list in 2012. Texas schoolchildren will read the books on the list and vote for their favorite one. The four Piñata Books selected for consideration are: Dale, dale, dale: Una fiesta de números / Hit It, …

Letters from Heaven / Cartas del cielo

Deals with contemporary issues like trouble with friends and death of a grandparent.

by Lydia Gil

ISBN: 978-1-55885-798-8
Publication Date: October 31, 2014
Format: Trade Paperback
Pages: 116
Imprint: Piñata Books
Ages: 8-12

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South Wind Come

by Tina Juarez

ISBN: 978-1-55885-231-0
Publication Date: October, 1998
Bind: Trade Paperback
Pages: 288