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Picture Books With A 'Clash Bash' Of Culture For Kids

Marisol McDonald is the main character in two of Monica Brown's bilingual picture books. The inspiration for the books came from Brown's own upbringing. Illustrated by Sara Palacios/Courtesy of Lee & Low hide caption

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Illustrated by Sara Palacios/Courtesy of Lee & Low

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Picture Books With A 'Clash Bash' Of Culture For Kids

Monica Brown has written more than a dozen children's picture books with English and Spanish text side by side. Raised by a South American mother and North American father, she says, "I wanted to write stories that reflected the multi-ethnic, bilingual nature of my own family."

Picture Books With A 'Clash Bash' Of Culture For Kids

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