In this post, we feature author and poet Margarita Engle, whose acclaimed titles include Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir, which was a Pura Belpré Author Award winner in addition to many other distinctions. You can hear her speak about her new picture book, Light for All and try her “invitation to imagine” activity. You’ll also find other resources to explore. Thanks for joining us, and let us know what you think in the comments below!
Light for All
- Written by Margarita Engle, illustrated by Raúl Colón
- Published by Paula Wiseman Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster
- Release date: December 7, 2021
Discover the myriad contributions that all immigrants have made as they come to join family or start their own lives in a new country they call home. Arriving with their hopes, dreams, and determination, generations of immigrants have made the fabric of this country diverse, vivid, and welcoming. This lyrical and unifying picture book, from Newbery Honoree Margarita Engle and award-winning illustrator Raúl Colón, celebrates the thousands of immigrants who built America and carries a message of hope that there will be “light for all” in the future.
Explore Light for All
Listen to Margarita Engle talking with TeachingBooks about Light for All. You can click the player below or experience the recording on TeachingBooks, where you can read along as you listen, and also translate the text to another language.
- Listen to author Margarita Engle pronounce her name.
- Listen to illustrator Raúl Colón pronounce his name.
- Explore TeachingBooks’ collection of activities and resources for Light for All.
Invitation to Imagine
TeachingBooks asks each author or illustrator on our Virtual Book Tour to share a writing prompt, a drawing exercise, or just an interesting question to spark curiosity and creativity. Enjoy the following activity contributed by Margarita Engle.
Imagination Activity with Margarita Engle
Look at the label of a piece of your clothing. Is it made in the U.S.? Look at a piece of fruit that has a sticker. Is it grown in the U.S.? Find one that is from another country. Imagine the lives of the people who helped you have clothes and food. Write a poem of gratitude.
Finish This Sentence . . . with Margarita Engle
As part of our Virtual Book Tour, TeachingBooks asks authors and illustrators to complete short sentence prompts. Enjoy Margarita Engle’s response.
“I hope that my book encourages young people to think about…”
I hope that readers will learn about the world and think about peace when they read my books.
More Connections to Margarita Engle and Light for All
- Discover books like Light for All on TeachingBooks.
- Simon & Schuster’s page about Light for All, written by Margarita Engle and illustrated by Raúl Colón.
- Buy Light for All, written by Margarita Engle and illustrated by Raúl Colón.
- Margarita Engle on Twitter.
Explore all of the titles featured in the TeachingBooks Virtual Book Tour: one link with author interviews, lesson plans, activities, and more!
Author photo by Marshall W. Johnson. All other text and images are courtesy of Margarita Engle, Raúl Colón, and Simon & Schuster and may not be used without expressed written consent.
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