I Am, Yo Soy: Bilingual English-Spanish

Ages 4 to 8, Grades P to 3

From the author of Only for a Little While comes a lyrical, bilingual picture book about the beauty of being part of two cultures—illustrated by Pura Belpré honoree Mirelle Ortega.

I am I have a dream.Y soy sí se puede.With spare, lyrical text in English and Spanish, this joyful picture book is a celebration of all the different aspects that shape the bicultural Hispanic American identity.

About the Author

Gabriela Orozco Belt is a Costa Rican American writer who knows about family, change, and love. She has a large, loving family, and while she moved often as a child, she now calls the Mojave Desert home. Gabriela is a school librarian and Only for a Little While is her debut picture book. You can visit Gabriela at gabrielabelt.com.Mirelle Ortega is a writer and an artist in Los Angeles. She is the author-illustrator of Magic: Once Upon a Faraway Land, a Pura Belpré Honor Book, and River of Mariposas. She is the illustrator of several books, including Small Room, Big Dreams: The Journey of Julián and Joaquin Castro by Monica Brown and Pepe and the Parade by Tracey Kyle. Visit her online at mirelleortega.com.