Little Fingers Ballet! and Proud to Be Latino: Food/Comida with Author Ashley Marie Mireles

Ashley Marie Mireles joins host Dr. Carla Marie Manly to discuss her titles Proud to Be Latino: Food/Comida and Little Fingers Ballet! 

 

About Ashley Marie Mireles:

Ashley Marie Mireles was born and raised in the heart of California's Central Valley, where her time visiting the library blossomed into a career in publishing. She currently lives in Fresno, California, with her boyfriend of seven years and their terrier.

About Little Fingers Ballet!:

https://www.familius.com/book/little-fingers-ballet/

Ballet is for feet, and now fingers too! Slip into your mini pointe shoes!

Being a prima ballerina is simple with Little Fingers Ballet! Flip through the pages and become the star of classic ballets. The six spreads feature scenes from Coppellia, Cinderella, La Bayadere, The Nutcracker, Romeo & Juliet, and Swan Lake. Each page gives the reader a ballet step to practice from the actual choreography of the scene.

About Proud to Be Latino: Food/Comida:

https://www.familius.com/book/proud-to-be-latino-food-comida/

Did you know that there are over 5000 types of potatoes sold in South America? Or that in Honduras, a song about conch soup reached the Billboard Top 100 Charts? 

Latino culture spans Southern and Central America as well as the Caribbean, but often when we think of Latino foods, we think tacos, burritos, and other common Mexican dishes. Proud to Be Latino: Food/Comida teaches children how different Latino countries use similar ingredients to create unique regional dishes.

The dishes and their descriptions are given in both English and Spanish, and parents will enjoy the sidebars with additional fun facts about Latino food and culture. This bilingual board book takes the reader beyond a basic language primer and dives deep into the heart of Latino culture . . . which is the food, of course!