Episode 40:
Living Books with Living Authors
Anika Aldamuy Denise

Welcome Friend!

Welcome back to our Living Books by Living Authors series where we get to interview authors and illustrators of modern day living books.  

We are so excited to have award winning author, Anika Aldamuy Denise, join us at Charlotte Mason for All. 

You may know Anika as the author of some pretty wonderful picture books such as:

“Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré”

“A Girl Named Rosita: The Story of Rita Moreno: Actor! Singer! Dancer! Trailblazer!”

“The Love Letter” and many more.

We hope you enjoy this wonderful conversation that Erika had with Anika! 

Quotes & Notes

BOOKS & AUTHORS MENTIONED BY ANIKA

Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré

“Sembrando historias: Pura Belpré: bibliotecaria y narradora de cuentos” (Spanish edition)

“A Girl Named Rosita: The Story of Rita Moreno: Actor, Singer, Dancer, Trailblazer!”

“Una niña llamada Rosita: La Historia de Rita Moreno: iActriz, Cantante, Bailarina, Pionera!”

“The Love Letter”

“Phenomenal AOC: The Roots and Rise of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez”

Illustrated by Christopher Denise: Redwall Series

By Anika & Christopher Denise: “Baking Day at Grandma’s”

By Pura Belpré: “Perez y Martina”,  “The Tiger and the Rabbit”

Other Recommended Books/Authors:

“From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler” by E.L. Konigsburg

‘Niki Nakayama: A Chef’s Tale in 13 Bites” by Debbi Michiko Florence

“Your Mama” by NoNieqa Ramos

“Beauty Woke” by NoNieqa Ramos

“Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library” by Carole Boston Weatherford

“The Storyteller’s Candle / La Velita De Los Cuentos” by Lucia Gonzalez

“Rita Moreno: A Memoir” by Rita Moreno

Melissa Sweet

Illustrators:

Christopher Denise

Paola Escobar

Jacqueline Alcántara

Translations

“Titi”- endearing term in Spanish for “auntie” commonly used in Puerto Rico)

“Boricua”- a person from Puerto Rico by birth or descent that’s derived from the Taíno name the island: “Boriquén”. (Taínos were the indigenous people of the Caribbean.)

“Recao”- (culantro) sawtoothed low-growing pungent green herb widely employed in Caribbean, Latin American, and Southeast Asian cooking.

Where to find Anika Denise

www.anikadenise.com

@anika_aldamuy_denise

Twitter: @AnikaDenise

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