Sol
Sol
I am 22 years old and was born and raised in El Salvador until age 13. I graduated high school in Washington, DC in 2019 and received a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics in May 2023, just as we were finishing this book! Beginning this fall, I will be pursuing a Master of Arts in Bilingual-Bicultural Education. I enjoy playing softball, writing poetry, and hanging out with my baby sisters and friends. This is my first published book, but I have been writing poetry since high school about my experiences as an immigrant. I hope to continue exploring my identities through writing in the future. My favorite part about this writing process was collaborating with my co-authors and coming up with illustration ideas to bring the story to life. I wrote this book because I believe it is important for young readers from marginalized backgrounds to be able to see themselves represented in the books they are reading. I hope every immigrant child who reads this book sees themselves in these pages and feels less alone. I am dedicating this book to my younger sisters.
BOOKS BY SOL
Authors: Sol Mundo, Jonathan Lopez, Yasmina Konate
Illustrator: Hee So
A young boy from an immigrant Salvadoran family learns a valuable lesson about money, work, and the sacrifices that his family have made so that he can go to school.
Un niño de una familia inmigrante salvadoreña aprende una valiosa lección sobre el dinero, el trabajo y los sacrificios que ha hecho su familia para que él pueda ir a la escuela.
For all the kids who see their family working hard, this uplifting bilingual story – told in Spanish and English – shows how important it is that they have a chance at a better life. Fernando, a young first-generationimmigrant, realizes how hard his Salvadoran family works for the community every day and he wants to help. Follow his adventures around Washington, DC as he tries to surprise his family with a contribution to their “rainy day jar.” But when his ideas don’t work out, Fernando learns that there are other ways for him to make his family proud. Through humor and charming details, this book highlights some of the ways immigrant families show love for each other.
A todos los niños que ven los esfuerzos de su familia, esta inspiradora historia —contada en español e inglés— les muestra la importancia de que tengan la oportunidad de gozar de una mejor vida. Fernando, un inmigrante de primera generación, se da cuenta de lo duro que su familia salvadoreña trabaja a diario por la comunidad, y decide ayudar. Sigue las aventuras que vive en Washington, D. C. en su intento de sorprender a su familia con una contribución para el bote de “los días lluviosos”. Sus ideas no funcionan, pero Fernando aprende que hay otras cosas que puede hacer para que su familia se sienta orgullosa de él. A través del humor y detalles encantadores, este libro resalta algunas de las maneras en que las familias inmigrantes se demuestran su amor.
ISBN: 978-1-950807-63-5
Age: 4-9
Page Count: 40
Coming: Fall 2023
