Islandborn
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Islandborn is the first children's book by Dominican-American author and Pulitzer Prize-winner Junot Díaz.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] The 48-page work was published by Dial Books for Young Readers on March 13, 2018.[4]
Narrative
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Critical reception
[edit | edit source]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."[5]
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