# Light for All - Hardcover

by **Margarita Engle** (Author), **Raúl Colón** (Illustrator)

**A lyrical and unifying picture book that "will inspire young readers" and "magnificently showcases the immigrant experience" (_Kirkus Reviews_, starred review) in America from Newbery Honoree Margarita Engle and award-winning illustrator Raúl Colón.**

Discover the myriad contributions that all immigrants have made as they come to join family or start their own lives together in a new country they call home. Coming with their hopes, dreams, and determination, generations of immigrants have made the fabric of this country diverse, vivid, and welcoming.

This vibrant and timely celebration demonstrates the thousands of immigrants who built America and the importance of having acceptance and light for everyone.

### Author Biography

Margarita Engle is the Cuban American author of many books including the verse novels _Rima's Rebellion_; _Your Heart, My Sky_; _With a Star in My Hand_; _The Surrender Tree_, a Newbery Honor winner; and _The Lightning Dreamer_. Her verse memoirs include _Soaring Earth_ and _Enchanted Air_, which received the Pura Belpré Award, a Walter Dean Myers Award Honor, and was a finalist for the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction, among others. Her picture books include _Drum Dream Girl_, _Dancing Hands_, and _The Flying Girl_. Visit her at MargaritaEngle.com.

Raúl Colón has illustrated several highly acclaimed picture books including the _New York Times_ bestselling _Angela and the Baby Jesus_ by Frank McCourt and Susanna Reich's _José! Born to Dance_, which received a starred review in _Booklist_. Mr. Colón lived in Puerto Rico as a young boy and now resides in New City, New York, with his family.

**Number of Pages:** 40

**Dimensions:** 0.5 x 11.6 x 9.3 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** December 07, 2021

## Details

- **Price:** 17.99 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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