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Islandborn is the first children's book by Dominican-American author and Pulitzer Prize-winner Junot Díaz. With illustrations by Leo Espinosa, who was born in Colombia, the picture-book features Dominican girls living in the Bronx, much like Díaz's goddaughters to whom he had long promised a children's book. The protagonist, Lola, who immigrated when she was six years old, does not remember the Dominican Republic, and sets out to fill in her missing memories. The 48-page work was published by Dial Books for Young Readers on March 13, 2018.

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Critical reception

In The Chicago Tribune, Nara Schoenberg reviewed Islandborn as a "pitch-perfect children's book", noting Díaz's "humor, vivid detail and an authentic kid’s-eye view" as well as the "enticing mixed-media illustrations that bring Lola’s candy-colored world to life, infusing it with myth and magic."

References

  1. Morgan, David (March 12, 2018). "Author Junot Díaz on his first children's book, "Islandborn"". CBS News. Archived from the original on April 10, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  2. MacPherson, Karen (March 9, 2018). "Junot Diaz says children's books lack diversity. He hopes his will help change that". Washington Post. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  3. Inskeep, Steve (March 12, 2018). "In Junot Diaz's 'Islandborn,' A Curious Child Re-Creates Her Dominican Roots". NPR. Archived from the original on April 10, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  4. "Children's Book Review: Islandborn by Junot Díaz, illus. by Leo Espinosa. Dial, $17.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-7352-2986-0". Publishers Weekly. December 18, 2017. Archived from the original on April 10, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  5. Schoenberg, Nara (March 19, 2018). "Junot Diaz's 'Islandborn': A pitch-perfect children's book — plus more kids' books reviewed". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on April 9, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2018.


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