Kidlit Haiti! Children's book creators of Haitian descent you should know
Jacqueline Alcantara
An artist with illustrations that are soft, yet strong, quiet, yet vivid. THE FIELD, about children on a soccer pitch is available in Spanish as EL CAMPO.
Ben Phillipe
YA novels with snarky, too self-assured protagonists that go down in flames. As a newcomer to Texas, I truly appreciated his fiction debut THE FIELDGUIDE TO THE NORTH AMERICAN TEENAGER.
Maritza Moulite
She and her sister (below) write YA novels together. What's not to love?
Maika Moulite
Fabienne Doucet
Doucet's picture book debut is an ode to the power of love as an act of resistance.
Did I miss a creator? Please comment!
I sincerely hope this blog series results in more visibility and paid work for the latine kidlit community. If you would like to be added to my master list of children´s literature creators of Latine heritage, please fill out this form. I would to feature creators regardless of language of publication; at the moment my lists skew towards creators whose work is available in English.
Did I miss a creator? Please comment and I will add to Kidlit Haiti part 2!