Sonia manzano bc3/6/2024 ![]() ![]() PW has the exclusive cover reveal, as well as some behind-the-scenes insight on the book’s development from Manzano and her editor, v-p and executive editor Andrea Pinkney. First up is the historical novel Coming Up Cuban, due out next April, which marks Manzano’s return to writing middle-grade fiction. ![]() “That was certainly a tenet of Sesame Street.” Last October, Manzano signed a four-book deal with Scholastic to publish two middle-grade novels and two picture books starting in 2022. “I have always enjoyed taking complex issues and breaking them down for younger people to understand,” she told PW. Although 15-time Emmy Award-winner and Pura Belpré Honoree Sonia Manzano ( The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano Becoming Maria) retired from her celebrated role as Maria on Sesame Street back in 2015, her role as a children’s book author is still going strong.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply.AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |