Lulu Delacre
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Lulu Delacre (current home: Silver Spring, Maryland) is the author/illustrator of many award winning children's books. Some of her most famous works include Arroz con leche: Popular Songs and Rhymes from Latin America, Vejigante Masquerader, and The Bossy Gallito. Delacre's writes books that celebrate her Latino heritage and promote cultural diversity.
Delacre was born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
. Her parents are from Argentina and were both teachers at the University of Puerto Rico
. As a child she spent many days at her grandmother's house, drawing and coloring on large sheets of white paper. At age ten, a family friend (who was an artist and a teacher) encouraged Lulu to enroll in one of her painting classes. Here she received formal art training and discovered her passion. In high school, Delacre decided she wanted to become an artist. After graduating she moved to Paris where she studied photography, typography, design and illustration at the Ecole Supérieure d'Arts Graphiques. In 2004, her younger daughter, Alicia, was killed in a car accident. Thereafter, Delacre wrote Alicia Afterimage, a nonfiction novel based on conversations Delacre had with Alicia's friends following the accident. 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. Delacre currently resides in Silver Spring
, Maryland
with her husband and her daughter.
The Bossy Gallito, Pura Belpre Illustrator Award Honor
Arrorró, Mi Niño : Latino Lullabies and Gentle Games, Pura Belpre Illustrator Award Honor
The Storyteller’s Candle: La velita de los cuentos, Pura Belpre Illustrator Award Honor
· A.B.C. Rhymes, Little Simon (New York, NY), 1984.
· Counting Rhymes, Little Simon (New York, NY), 1984.
· Kitten Rhymes, Little Simon (New York, NY), 1984.
· Lullabies, Little Simon (New York, NY), 1984.
· Nathan and Nicholas Alexander, Scholastic Inc. (New York, NY), 1986.
· Nathan's Fishing Trip, Scholastic Inc. (New York, NY), 1988.
· Good Time with Baby, Grosset & Dunlap
(New York, NY), 1989.
· Time for School, Nathan!, Scholastic Inc. (New York, NY), 1989.
· Arroz con leche: Popular Songs and Rhymes from Latin America, translation by Elena Paz, Scholastic Inc. (New York, NY), 1989.
· Las navidades: Popular Christmas Songs from Latin America, translation by Elena Paz, Scholastic Inc. (New York, NY), 1990.
· Peter Cottontail's Easter Book, Scholastic Inc. (New York, NY), 1991.
· Nathan's Balloon Adventure, Scholastic Inc. (New York, NY), 1991.
· Vejigantes Masquerader, Scholastic Inc. (New York, NY), 1993.
· Golden Tales: Myths, Legends, and Folktales from Latin America, Scholastic Inc. (New York, NY), 1996.
· Salsa Stories, Scholastic Inc. (New York, NY), 2000.
· Rafi and Rosi, HarperCollins
(New York, NY), 2003.
· Arrorró mi niño: Latino Lullabies and Gentle Games, Lee & Low Books
(New York, NY), 2004.
· Rafi and Rosi: Carnival!, HarperCollins
(New York, NY), 2006.
· The Storyteller's Candle: La velita de los cuentos, Children's Book Press (San Francisco, CA), 2008
Illustrated
· Hannah Kimball, Maria and Mr. Feathers, Follett Pub. Co. (Chicago, IL), 1982.
· Oretta Leigh, Aloysius Sebastian Mozart Mouse, Simon & Schuster
(New York, NY), 1984.
· Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, and Other Stories, J. Messner (New York, NY), 1985.
· Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows: The Open Road, Little Simon (New York, NY), 1985.
· Lucía M. González, reteller, The Bossy Gallito, Scholastic Inc. (New York, NY), 1994.
· Lucía M. González, reteller, Señor Cat's Romance, and Other Favorite Stories from Latin America, Scholastic Inc. (New York, NY), 1997.
· Carmen T. Bernier-Grand, Shake It, Morena!, and Other Folklore from Puerto Rico, Millbrook Press (Brookfield, CT), 2002.
· Georgina Lázaro, El flamboyán amarillo, Lectorum Publications (New York, NY), 2004.
Written
· Alicia Afterimage, Lee & Low Books
(New York, NY), 2008.
· BookTalk with Lulu Delacre, Illustrator of Arrorró, mi niño: Latino Lullabies and Gentle Games
· Meet the Authors and Illustrators: Lulu Delacre
· "Rafi and Rosi"
Delacre was born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
. Her parents are from Argentina and were both teachers at the University of Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico
The University of Puerto Rico is the state university system of Puerto Rico. The system consists of 11 campuses and has approximately 64,511 students and 5,300 faculty members...
. As a child she spent many days at her grandmother's house, drawing and coloring on large sheets of white paper. At age ten, a family friend (who was an artist and a teacher) encouraged Lulu to enroll in one of her painting classes. Here she received formal art training and discovered her passion. In high school, Delacre decided she wanted to become an artist. After graduating she moved to Paris where she studied photography, typography, design and illustration at the Ecole Supérieure d'Arts Graphiques. In 2004, her younger daughter, Alicia, was killed in a car accident. Thereafter, Delacre wrote Alicia Afterimage, a nonfiction novel based on conversations Delacre had with Alicia's friends following the accident. 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. Delacre currently resides in Silver Spring
Silver Spring, Maryland
Silver Spring is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It had a population of 71,452 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth most populous place in Maryland, after Baltimore, Columbia, and Germantown.The urbanized, oldest, and...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
with her husband and her daughter.
Writing style
Delacre creates books that honor the folklore and traditions of her childhood, both in English and Spanish. "I delight in creating books that portray my own culture with authenticity in both words and pictures," Delacre noted on her Web site. "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. She says she translates from Spanish to English in her head when she writing 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.Honors and awards
Vejigantes Masquerader, Americas Book AwardThe Bossy Gallito, Pura Belpre Illustrator Award Honor
Belpre Medal
The Pura Belpré Award is a recognition presented to a Latino or Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays the Latino cultural experience in a work of literature for children or youth. It was established in 1996. It has been given every other year since 1996...
Arrorró, Mi Niño : Latino Lullabies and Gentle Games, Pura Belpre Illustrator Award Honor
Belpre Medal
The Pura Belpré Award is a recognition presented to a Latino or Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays the Latino cultural experience in a work of literature for children or youth. It was established in 1996. It has been given every other year since 1996...
The Storyteller’s Candle: La velita de los cuentos, Pura Belpre Illustrator Award Honor
Belpre Medal
The Pura Belpré Award is a recognition presented to a Latino or Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays the Latino cultural experience in a work of literature for children or youth. It was established in 1996. It has been given every other year since 1996...
Delacre's works
Written & Illustrated· A.B.C. Rhymes, Little Simon (New York, NY), 1984.
· Counting Rhymes, Little Simon (New York, NY), 1984.
· Kitten Rhymes, Little Simon (New York, NY), 1984.
· Lullabies, Little Simon (New York, NY), 1984.
· Nathan and Nicholas Alexander, Scholastic Inc. (New York, NY), 1986.
· Nathan's Fishing Trip, Scholastic Inc. (New York, NY), 1988.
· Good Time with Baby, Grosset & Dunlap
Grosset & Dunlap
Grosset & Dunlap is a United States book publisher founded in 1898.The company was purchased by G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1982 and today is part of the British publishing conglomerate, Pearson PLC through its American subsidiary Penguin Group....
(New York, NY), 1989.
· Time for School, Nathan!, Scholastic Inc. (New York, NY), 1989.
· Arroz con leche: Popular Songs and Rhymes from Latin America, translation by Elena Paz, Scholastic Inc. (New York, NY), 1989.
· Las navidades: Popular Christmas Songs from Latin America, translation by Elena Paz, Scholastic Inc. (New York, NY), 1990.
· Peter Cottontail's Easter Book, Scholastic Inc. (New York, NY), 1991.
· Nathan's Balloon Adventure, Scholastic Inc. (New York, NY), 1991.
· Vejigantes Masquerader, Scholastic Inc. (New York, NY), 1993.
· Golden Tales: Myths, Legends, and Folktales from Latin America, Scholastic Inc. (New York, NY), 1996.
· Salsa Stories, Scholastic Inc. (New York, NY), 2000.
· Rafi and Rosi, HarperCollins
HarperCollins
HarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
(New York, NY), 2003.
· Arrorró mi niño: Latino Lullabies and Gentle Games, Lee & Low Books
Lee & Low Books
-History:Lee & Low was founded in 1991 by Chinese Americans Tom Low and Philip Lee as a children's book publisher specializing in books featuring people of color and one of the few minority-owned publishing companies in the United States. Low says, "There was a void in children's books. Most of the...
(New York, NY), 2004.
· Rafi and Rosi: Carnival!, HarperCollins
HarperCollins
HarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
(New York, NY), 2006.
· The Storyteller's Candle: La velita de los cuentos, Children's Book Press (San Francisco, CA), 2008
Illustrated
· Hannah Kimball, Maria and Mr. Feathers, Follett Pub. Co. (Chicago, IL), 1982.
· Oretta Leigh, Aloysius Sebastian Mozart Mouse, Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster, Inc., a division of CBS Corporation, is a publisher founded in New York City in 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. It is one of the four largest English-language publishers, alongside Random House, Penguin and HarperCollins...
(New York, NY), 1984.
· Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, and Other Stories, J. Messner (New York, NY), 1985.
· Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows: The Open Road, Little Simon (New York, NY), 1985.
· Lucía M. González, reteller, The Bossy Gallito, Scholastic Inc. (New York, NY), 1994.
· Lucía M. González, reteller, Señor Cat's Romance, and Other Favorite Stories from Latin America, Scholastic Inc. (New York, NY), 1997.
· Carmen T. Bernier-Grand, Shake It, Morena!, and Other Folklore from Puerto Rico, Millbrook Press (Brookfield, CT), 2002.
· Georgina Lázaro, El flamboyán amarillo, Lectorum Publications (New York, NY), 2004.
Written
· Alicia Afterimage, Lee & Low Books
Lee & Low Books
-History:Lee & Low was founded in 1991 by Chinese Americans Tom Low and Philip Lee as a children's book publisher specializing in books featuring people of color and one of the few minority-owned publishing companies in the United States. Low says, "There was a void in children's books. Most of the...
(New York, NY), 2008.
Book Talks and Interviews
· Interview with Lulu Delacre, Author of Alicia Afterimage· BookTalk with Lulu Delacre, Illustrator of Arrorró, mi niño: Latino Lullabies and Gentle Games
· Meet the Authors and Illustrators: Lulu Delacre
· "Rafi and Rosi"