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Rene Colato Lainez

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René Colato Laínez is the Salvadoran award winning author of I Am René, the Boy/ Soy René, el niño, Waiting for Papá/ Esperando a Papá, and Playing Lotería/ El juego de la lotería. His picture books have been honored by the Latino Book Award, the Paterson Prize for Books for Young People, the California Collection for Elementary Readers, the Tejas Star Book Award Selection and the New Mexico Book Award. He was named “Top Ten New Latino Authors to Watch (and Read)” by latinostories.com. René is a graduate of the Vermont College MFA program in Writing for Children & Young Adults.

His goal as a writer is to produce good multicultural children's literature; stories where minority children are portrayed in a positive way, where they can see t...more

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Average rating: 3.86 · 187 ratings · 60 reviews · 14 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Tooth Fairy Meets El Raton Perez by Rene Colato Lainez (Goodreads Author), Tom Lintern (Illustrator) 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From North to South/Del Norte al Sur by Rene Colato Lainez (Goodreads Author), Joe Cepeda (Illustrator) 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Shoes and I by Rene Colato Lainez (Goodreads Author), Fabricio Vanden Broeck (Illustrator) 3.22 of 5 stars 3.22 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rene Has Two Last Names / Rene Tiene DOS Apellidos by Rene Colato Lainez (Goodreads Author), Fabiola Graullera Ramirez (Illustrator) 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2009	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Playing Loteria / El Juego de La Loteria (Bilingual): El Juego de La Loteria 4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Am Rene, the Boy/ Soy Rene, El Nino 4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2005	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Waiting for Papa/Esperando a Papa 4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2004	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Juguemos al Futbol y al Football! 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Señor Pancho Had a Rancho 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — expected publication 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Friends/Amigos #3 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Rene Colato rated a book 5 of 5 stars Juguemos al Futbol y al Football! by Rene Colato Lainez (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Rene Colato rated a book 5 of 5 stars Señor Pancho Had a Rancho by Rene Colato Lainez (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
May 11, 2013 11:30pm
Rene Colato liked Kaitlyn's review of From North to South/Del Norte al Sur: " From North to South is a multicultural book about a young boy, Jose, and his family. Jose's mother is sent back to Mexico for not having proper immigration papers. Jose and his father travel to Mexico where they visit his mother and the children t... " Read more of this review »
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Rene Colato rated a book 5 of 5 stars That Mad Game: Growing Up in a Warzone: An Anthology of Essays from Around the Globe by J.L. Powers (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Rene Colato rated a book 5 of 5 stars We Are Cousins/Somos Primos by Diane Gonzales Bertrand	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Rene Colato rated a book 5 of 5 stars Grandma's Chocolate/El Chocolate de Abuelita by Mara Price	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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