MONICA BROWN,a creative mind
Monica Brown, was born in the USA. She has written books about American heritage teaching to kids about never forget their roots. She is an award author in the USA and an english teacher in the Northern Arizona University. Today is visiting my blog. --Why did you choose to write biographies and how did you choose to Celia Cruz, Pele, Gabito etc? I got started after my two daughters were born. I looked around there were very few picture books representing my culture--my mother’s South American culture. My mother was born and raised in Peru and I spent several summers there growing up. She was one of nine children and I had a big, warm extended family of cousins, tíos, and friends. I wanted my children to learn about their heritage and our contributions to the Américas. --Tell me more about why did you begin to write biographies for kids. I started to write because I wanted my children to know that aspects of their culture were honored and recognized. Also, I ...