Raul Colon

Raul Colon

  • 5 stars across 16 books
Edie Colon is an elementary school teacher in New York state. She emigrated from Cuba at age 5. This story is based on her childhood. Raul Colon has illustrated several highly acclaimed picture books, including Draw!; the New York Times bestselling Angela and the Baby Jesus by Frank McCourt; Susanna Reich's Jose! Born to Dance; and Jill Biden's Don't Forget, God Bless Our Troops. Mr. Colon lived in Puerto Rico as a young boy and now resides in New City, New York, with his family.
1st October 2008

Angela and the Baby Jesus

An evocative Christmas story, from the Pulitzer prize-winning author of the phenomenally best-selling memoir, Angela's A... MoreAngela and the Baby Jesus

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23rd August 2011

Good-bye, Havana! Hola, New York!

“Lush, evocative.” —School Library Journal “Raul Colón’s art…has a sweetness that’s sometimes tinged with anxiety, somet... MoreGood-bye, Havana! Hola, New York!

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5th January 2016

Hillary

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1st March 2016

Fearless Flyer: Ruth Law and Her Flying Machine

On November 19, 1916, at 8:25 a.m., Ruth Law took off on a flight that aviation experts thought was doomed. She set off ... MoreFearless Flyer: Ruth Law and Her Flying Machine

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1st October 2007

My Name is Gabito / Me Llamo Gabito: The Life of Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Can you imagine a shipwrecked sailor living on air and seaweed for eight days? Can you imagine a trail of yellow butterf... MoreMy Name is Gabito / Me Llamo Gabito: The Life of Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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1st October 2007

My Name is Gabito (English): The Life of Gabriel Garcia Marquez

This picture-book biography of Gabriel Garcia Mrquez (One Hundred Years of Solitude) traces the Nobel Prize-winning nove... MoreMy Name is Gabito (English): The Life of Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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