The BronzeWord Latino Book Tour

The BronzeWord Latino Book Tour Presents a Virtual book tour for:  René Has Two Last Names/René Tiene Dos Apellidos. The tour been held between November 30-December 4 and interviews with the author Rene Colato Lainez will continue January 11-22.

Check back here on January 14, 2009 for my interview with the author! 

René Has Two Last Names/René Tiene Dos Apellidos (Hardcover)

Rene Colato Lainez (Author)
Fabiola Graullera Ramirez (Illustrator) 
Reading level: Ages 4-8; Hardcover: 32 pages;Publisher: Arte Publico Pr; Bilingual edition 2009; Language: English& Spanish; ISBN-10: 1558855300 ISBN-13: 978-1558855304

  






About The Book:
Young René is from El Salvador, and he doesn't understand why his name has to be different in the United States. When he writes Colato, he sees his paternal grandparents, René and Amelia. When he writes Laínez, he sees his maternal grandparents, Angela and Julio. Without his second last name, René feels incomplete, "like a hamburger without the meat or a pizza without cheese or a hot dog without a wiener."

His new classmates giggle when René tells them his name. "That's a long dinosaur name," one says. "Your name is longer than an anaconda," another laughs. But René doesn't want to lose the part of him that comes from his mother's family. So when the students are given a project to create a family tree, René is determined to explain the importance of using both of his last names. On the day of his presentation, René explains that he is as hard working as Abuelo René, who is a farmer, and as creative as his Abuela Amelia, who is a potter. He can tell stories like his Abuelo Julio and enjoys music like his Abuela Angela.

This charming bilingual picture book for children ages 4 - 8 combines the winning team of author René Colato Laínez and illustrator Fabiola Graullera Ramírez, and follows their award-winning collaboration, I Am René, the Boy / Soy René, el Niño.  With whimsical illustrations and entertaining text, this sequel is sure to please fans and gain many new ones while explaining an important Hispanic cultural tradition.

Please check out and support the following blogs who hosted interviews on the tour:


Nov 30 BronzeWord Latino Authors

Dec 1 Lorie  Lori Calabrese Writes!

Dec 2 April  Café of Dreams

Dec 3 Syliva Mama Latina Tips

Dec 4 Mayra  Latino Book Examiner


Mark your calendars for the BronzeWord Latino Authors Virtual Book Tour January Schedule:

Jan 11 Leslie Regular Rumination

Jan 12 Joylene Nowell Butler http://www.cluculzwriter.blogspot.com/

Jan 13 Marytza Tartamuda     

Jan 14 Li LaLicenciada

Jan 15 Jan Devourer of Books

Jan 18 Lynn Chronicle of an Infant Bibliophile

Jan 19 Mayra Latino Book Examiner                                                 

Jan 20 Shelia One Persons Journey Through a World Of Books

Jan 21 Anna The Sol Within

Happy Reading!