Monica Brown

About The Author

Monica Brown, Ph.D., is the award-winning author of Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos/Frida Kahlo y sus animalitos, Waiting for the Biblioburro/Esperando al Biblioburro, Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match/Marisol McDonald no combina, and the Lola Levine chapter book series, including Lola Levine is Not Mean, Lola Levine, Drama Queen, and Lola Levine and the Ballet Scheme. Her books have garnered starred reviews, the Américas Award, two Pura Belpré Author Honors, and the prestigious Rockefeller Fellowship on Chicano Cultural Literacy. She lives in Arizona with her family and teaches at Northern Arizona University.

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Books by Monica Brown

My Animalitos: A Frida Kahlo Story

By Monica Brown

Illustrated by John Parra

Meet renowned Mexican artist Frida Kahlo and all of her animal friends in this board book inspired by the Pura Belpré Honor-winning Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos.

There’s no one Frida Kahlo loves more than her animal friends—her beloved animalitos. In this board book, toddle...

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