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John Parra

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John Parra is an award-winning, bestselling artist, illustrator, author, and educator celebrated for his vibrant, Latino-themed children’s picture books. His work on Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos was named one of the New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books of the Year. John’s art has also been featured in prominent public projects, including his MTA Art Card Birdhouse Subways, which was displayed across New York City’s subway system, and six U.S. Forever postage stamps in the Delicioso series.
A passionate advocate for art and literacy education, John regularly speaks as a visiting artist at schools and literary conferences nationwide. In addition, he was invited by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to present a special ev ...more

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Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos on The NY Times/NYPL Best Illustrated Books of 2017

The New York Times/New York Public Library announces, Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos, as one of the winners of the BEST ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF 2017. This year marks the 65th anniversary of the Best Illustrated Children’s Books Award — and the first year of the Times’ partnership with the New York Public Library on the honor. Judged purely on artistic merit, Recipients will be honored at a Read more of this blog post »

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Average rating: 4.13 · 10,212 ratings · 2,154 reviews · 29 distinct works • Similar authors

	Waiting for the Biblioburro by Monica Brown (Goodreads Author), John Parra (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.31 avg rating — 1,447 ratings — published 2011 — 15 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
	Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos by Monica Brown (Goodreads Author), John Parra (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.13 avg rating — 1,318 ratings — published 2017 — 2 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
	Green Is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors (A Latino Book of Concepts) by Roseanne Thong, John Parra (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 4.07 avg rating — 1,131 ratings — published 2014 — 10 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
	Round Is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes (A Latino Book of Concepts) by Roseanne Thong, John Parra (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 3.94 avg rating — 898 ratings — published 2013 — 9 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
	Little Libraries, Big Heroes by Miranda Paul (Goodreads Author), John Parra (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.22 avg rating — 817 ratings — published 2019 — 3 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
	Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans (A Latino Book of Concepts) by Phil Bildner (Goodreads Author), John Parra (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.21 avg rating — 720 ratings — published 2015 — 6 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
	Growing an Artist: The Story of a Landscaper and His Son 4.24 avg rating — 313 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
	This Moment Is Special: A Día de Muertos Story 3.58 avg rating — 98 ratings — 7 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
	This Moment Is Special: A Dia de Muertos Story 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
	SUSPIRO DE MIS LETRAS 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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John Parra has read Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos by Monica Brown (Goodreads Author)	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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John Parra rated a book it was amazing Tío Ricky Doesn't Speak English / Tío Ricky no habla inglés by Maritere R. Bellas	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
Tio Ricky Doesn’t Speak English is a heartfelt story about a young boy and his beloved uncle who is visiting from abroad. Like many Latino multigenerational families living in the United States, the responsibility of translating between Spanish and E ...more
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John Parra rated a book it was amazing Interrupting Chicken Saves the Nutcracker by David Ezra Stein	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
Interrupting Chicken Saves the Nutcracker is a festive, fun-filled tale where Little Red Chicken just can’t help but enthusiastically…err, I mean interruptingly, jump into the story—this time, it’s The Nutcracker. With playful interruptions, cheerful ...more
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John Parra made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — This book is not mine, please move it (part 19) topic " Hi Goodreads, Kindly remove the following 2 books from my profile. They are not mine. Thank you so much. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1... https:/ ...more "
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