Author : Rene Colato Lainez
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Hardcover Bilingual Books
El
juego de la loteria - Playing
Loteria, Hardcover, Bilingual, Book, Rene Colato Lainez, Jill Arena, 1st Grade - 3rd Grade,
9780873588812, $15.95
Esperando a Papa - Waiting for Papa, Hardcover, Bilingual, Book,
Rene Colato Laínez, Anthony Accardo,
1st
Grade - 3rd Grade, 9781558854031, $15.95
Rene
tiene dos apellidos - Rene has Two Last Names, Hardcover, Bilingual, Book, Rene Colato Lainez,
Fabiola Graullera Ramirez,
Preschool - 2nd Grade, 9781558855304, $15.95
Yo
soy Rene el nino - I Am Rene the Boy, Hardcover, Bilingual, Book, Rene Colato
Laínez, Fabiolla Graullera,
1st
Grade - 3rd Grade, 9781558853782, $15.95
El
juego de la loteria - Playing
Loteria, Softcover, Bilingual, Book, Rene Colato Lainez, 1st Grade - 3rd Grade,
9780873589192, $6.95
El
juego de la loteria - Playing
Loteria, Hardcover, Bilingual, Book, Rene Colato Lainez, 1st Grade - 3rd Grade,
9780873588812, $15.95
Esperando a Papa - Waiting for Papa, Hardcover, Bilingual, Book, Rene Colato Lainez, Anthony Accardo, 1st Grade - 3rd Grade, 9781558854031, $15.95
Rene tiene dos apellidos - Rene has Two Last Names, Hardcover, Bilingual, Book, Rene Colato Lainez, Fabiola Graullera Ramirez, Preschool - 2nd Grade, 9781558855304, $15.95
Yo soy Rene el nino - I Am Rene the Boy, Hardcover, Bilingual, Book, Rene Colato Lainez, Fabiolla Graullera, 1st Grade - 3rd Grade, 9781558853782, $15.95
Lainez’s 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 Texas Star Book Award Selection and the New Mexico Book Award. He was also named “Top Ten New Latino Authors to Watch (and Read)” by latinostories.com. Lainez is a graduate of the Vermont College MFA program in Writing for Children & Young Adults.
When did your love of writing begin? When I was seven years old, there was a poem contest in a very popular magazine in El Salvador. I decided to participate. Months later, they published the winning piece and some of the finalists. I did not win, but my poem was published–and they forgot to mention me as the author. I was sad because I wanted to see my name (by René Colato Laínez) on the poem but I was also thrilled to read my first published poem to my parents, grandparents and all my extended relatives and friends. “You have talent,” everyone said. I have not stopped writing since that day.
You grew up in El Salvador. But when El Salvador was involved in a civil war, you and your father had to leave the country to come to the United States.You faced hard times coming to Mexico city and you wrote a lot in notebooks about your dreams, desires, and adventures. Was writing sort of an escape for you? And if so, does it still provide a liberating effect today? February (2010), my book MY SHOES AND I will be released by Boyds Mills Press. This book is about my journey from El Salvador to the USA. When I was left alone in an old trailer in Mexico City, I was bored, afraid and wanted to fly away. I could not go back to El Salvador, but I also could not continue my trip to the USA. What should I do? I found pen and paper and wrote for days. It was an escape for me because, in my writing, I was free. I wrote about playing in a peaceful El Salvador. I wrote about a world without borders and about my future life in the new country. Today, when I write, I also can fly and see the world. I can reach for the stars and create magic.
Tell us about your path to publication. I wrote several short stories and novels during my high school and college years. When I became a teacher, I discovered picture books and fell in love with the illustrations and the wonderful stories. I began to write my stories and my students’ stories. Soon, I had around fifty books. Everyone at Fernangeles Elementary School started to call me “The Teacher Full of Stories.” In 2000, authors Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy visited Fernangeles and they read my books. Alma and Isabel were impressed with my work and encouraged to send my manuscripts for publication. In 2001, I met author Amada Irma Pérez and she also pushed me to start sending my work. I did! I submitted my first manuscript in March 2001. Soon, I received many rejection letters, but I did not give up. I joined the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), attended writing conferences and took classes on writing for children. I received my first contract in October 2002. My first book Waiting For Papá/ Esperando a Papá was released in October 2004. What was your inspiration for your latest book, Rene Has Two Last Names? This is my real story. I grew up in El Salvador and at the playground, classroom and the doctor’s office, they called me by my entire name. When I was in high school in the USA, I found out that I had only my father’s name in my school id. This was a shock for me to see that my mother’s last name was missing. This incident inspired me to write this book.
You’ve been a teacher for many years in a bilingual classroom. How has that affected your writing career? I learn so much from my students. They always have something to say especially Monday mornings. I always read my manuscripts to them and listen to their feedback. Children are honest and can surprise you. Every author has been told, “Write what you know.” How have your personal experiences shined through in your writing? “Write what you know” has worked for me. All of my books are based on my immigrant experience and in my childhood games and traditions. Authors need to find their own voices in order to tell their stories. My voice is the voice of Latino children living in two cultures in the United States.
You’ve stated on your website that your 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 themselves as heroes, and where they can dream and have hopes for the future. Did you feel as though this segment of children’s publishing was lacking–why or why not? There are many wonderful multicultural books about Latinos in children’s publishing but there is not enough. Latinos make a large minority group in the USA, but only a few books about Latinos are published each year. I want to be a part of the new voices for Latino children and present their dreams, hopes, and adventures in an authentic way.
Bilingual
Collection Rene
Colato Lainez Books :
Alphabet
Poetry Books and CDs :
Bilingual
Collection Green Books and CDs :
Story
Collection Green Books and CDs
:
Del Sol Books :
www.delsolbooks.com
and 6574 Edmonton Avenue, San Diego, CA, 92122
Alma Flor Ada : www.almaflorada.com
and almaflorada.blogspot.com
F. Isabel Campoy :
www.isabelcampoy.com and isabelcampoy.blogspot.com
Suni Paz :
www.sunipaz.com