I generated this list after an author on Twitter asked for authors that wrote #KidLit in more than one language, she was looking specifically for authors that did not use a translator, but I am often asked for titles and authors that have books in both English and Spanish, so I melded those two requests into one.
I have access to Latinx authors and their works more than any other bilingual group so I focused on those. Read carefully before you decide that I should have or should have not mentioned a particular author. Also pay attention to the fact that this is a STARTER LIST AND by no means complete or exhaustive. If you are certain that an author should be added please add a comment and I will update this list.
This is a “starter” list of #Latinx #KidLit Authors who have titles in both English and Spanish. If they wrote and translated their books it is noted. If they use the services of a translator, it is also noted, and the names of translators used are added when information is available.
Esta es una lista “principiante” de autores #Latinx que escriben #KidLit (literatura para niños y jóvenes) que tienen títulos disponibles en inglés y español. Si el autor o autora escribieron y tradujeron sus libros, se ha especificado. Si la autora o autor utilizaron los servicios de una traductora o traductor, también se ha especificado, y los nombres de los traductores o traductoras se han suministrado si la información estaba disponible.
ATTENTION: THE LIST ONLY NAMES LATINX AUTHORS WITH BOOKS IN BOTH SPANISH AND ENGLISH!
ATENCIÓN: ¡LA LISTA SOLO MENCIONA AUTORAS O AUTORES LATINX CON LIBROS EN ESPAÑOL E INGLÉS!
| Author | Author translates some or all of their work | Author uses translators to translate some or all of their work |
| Alma Flor Ada | ✓ | |
| Angela Cervantes | Eida de la Vega
Jorge Ignacio Domínguez |
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| Angela Domínguez | ✓ | |
| Anika Aldamuy Denise | Omayra Ortiz | |
| Carmen Tafolla | ✓ | |
| Carolyn Dee Flores | Carmen Tafolla | |
| Emma Otheguy | Adriana Domínguez
Agustina Sánchez Belén |
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| F. Isabel Campoy | ✓ | |
| Fracisco Alarcón | ✓ | |
| Isabel Quintero | Andrea Montejo
Juan Pablo Lombana |
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| Jennifer Torres | Danaé Sánchez
Alexis Romay |
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| Jorge Argueta | ✓ | Gabriela Baeza Ventura
Joe Hayes Sharon Franco Elisa Amado |
| Juana Martínez-Neal | ✓ | |
| Lulu Delacre | ✓ | |
| Margarita Engle | ✓ | Alexis Romay
Teresa Mlawer |
| Matt de la Peña | Teresa Mlawer
Martha Macías Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford |
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| Meg Medina | Teresa Mlawer | |
| Monica Brown | ✓ | Adriana Domínguez
Isabel C. Mendoza F. Isabel Campoy Fernando Gayesky Joaquín Badajoz |
| Pat Mora | ✓ | |
| Rene Colato Laínez | ✓ | |
| Sandra Cisneros | Elena Poniatowska
Liliana Valenzuela |
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| Sonia Sotomayor | Eva Ibarzábal | |
| Xavier Garza | ✓ | |
| Yamile Said Mendez | ✓ | |
| Yuyi Morales | ✓ | Teresa Mlawer |
Information Obtained From: The New York Public Library Catalog by viewing “FULL RECORD” of authors’ books and searching for “ADDED AUTHOR” that included “Translator”. https://catalog.nypl.org/
