{"id":14029,"date":"2023-07-04T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=14029"},"modified":"2023-07-04T08:02:32","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T13:02:32","slug":"lady-liberty-is-a-light-for-all-by-margarita-engle-raul-colon-picturebook-recommendation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=14029","title":{"rendered":"Lady Liberty is A LIGHT FOR ALL! by Margarita Engle &#038; Raul Colon (Picturebook recommendation)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14081\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?attachment_id=14081\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/light-for-all-9781534457270_xlg.jpg?fit=700%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"700,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"light-for-all-9781534457270_xlg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/light-for-all-9781534457270_xlg.jpg?fit=700%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/light-for-all-9781534457270_xlg.jpg?resize=388%2C499&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"book cover of Light For All, by Margarita Engle; illustrated by Raul Colon. Simon &amp; Schuster Books for Young Readers\" class=\"wp-image-14081\" width=\"388\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/light-for-all-9781534457270_xlg.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/light-for-all-9781534457270_xlg.jpg?resize=201%2C258&amp;ssl=1 201w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/light-for-all-9781534457270_xlg.jpg?resize=117%2C150&amp;ssl=1 117w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Light, hope, freedom!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/stli\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Statue of Liberty<\/a>&#8216;s welcoming presence weaves throughout this uplifting and reflective picturebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Children&#8217;s hopes, dreams, and memories of their birth-lands fill these pages showing the many reasons that people come to the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The text also acknowledges the Native Americans who lived here first and the Africans forcibly brought here in slavery, as well as recent immigrants&#8217; struggles to be accepted by those whose families also arrived as immigrants in past generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the author of many novels in verse that carry forward the voices of non-dominant cultures, several recommended on BooksYALove <a href=\"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?s=engle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The illustrator uses varied color palettes to portray disaster and turmoil, community and reunion, friendship and hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also available in Spanish : <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/books\/Luz-para-todos-(Light-for-All)\/Margarita-Engle\/9781665929523\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Luz Para Todos<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you visited the Statue of Liberty?<br>**kmm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Book info<\/strong>: Light For All \/ Margarita Engle; illustrated by Raul Colon. Simon &amp; Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2021. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.MargaritaEngle.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">author site<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rmichelson.com\/illustration\/raul-colon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">illustrator interview<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/books\/Light-for-All\/Margarita-Engle\/9781534457270\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">publisher site<\/a>] Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Light, hope, freedom! The Statue of Liberty&#8216;s welcoming presence weaves throughout this uplifting and reflective picturebook. Children&#8217;s hopes, dreams, and memories of their birth-lands fill these pages showing the many reasons that people come to the United States. 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