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Gloria Amescua

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Children's, Biography, Poetry

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Gloria Amescua (Ah MES qua) has been a writer since she was a child, writing poems and stories throughout her life. When she was a girl, she would climb into the cradle of an oak tree and enter the world of words. She is a poet and children’s book writer. Gloria loves books that reach a young person’s heart, head or funny bone and strives to do just that in her writing. Gloria is proud of her Mexican American heritage, and her writing reflects her interest in sharing cultural, historical, and social issues. Gloria’s latest picture book, Abuelita’s Song, illustrated by Mariyah Rahman, is inspired by her son and granddaughters.

The Spanish edition of her award-winning picture book biography, Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daught ...more

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	Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua by Gloria Amescua (Goodreads Author), Duncan Tonatiuh (Illustrator) 4.38 avg rating — 486 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Abuelita's Song by Gloria Amescua (Goodreads Author), Mariyah Rahman (Goodreads Author) (illustrator) 4.05 avg rating — 63 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Niña del pueblo de floricanto: Luz Jiménez, hija de los nahuas by Gloria Amescua (Goodreads Author), David Bowles (translator), Duncan Tonatiuh (illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	La canción de abuelita (Abuelita's Song) by Gloria Amescua (Goodreads Author), Mariana Llanos (Goodreads Author) (Translator), Mariyah Rahman (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	La canción de abuelita (Abuelita's Song) by Gloria Amescua (Goodreads Author), Mariana Llanos (Goodreads Author) (Translator), Mariyah Rahman (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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“There is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost.”
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