Children's & YA

Anita and the Dragons

by Hannah Carmona and Anna Cunha

Description

Anita watches the dragons high above her as she hops from one cement roof to another in her village in the Dominican Republic. But being the valiant princesa she is, she never lets them scare her. Then one day, Anita must face her fears and begin life in a new country. Will she be brave enough to enter the belly of the beast and take flight to new adventures?

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Rights Information

Rights held: World

Marketing Information

• Poignant and heartwarming tale about an immigrant
family leaving their home country for a better life
• Insight into life in the Dominican Republic including a
peppering of Spanish words and phrases
• Stories featuring diverse protagonists build empathy
#WeNeedDiverseBooks #OwnVoices #BlackLivesMatter
• Stunning illustrations showing the importance of family
and the joy of new beginnings

Author Biography

Hannah Carmona is a Latinx writer, actor, and director who
currently resides in Tennessee. She is the mother of two girls, co-founder of Collective Art School of Tennessee, and a YouTuber.


Anna Cunha is an award-winning Brazilian artist who
has illustrated more than 20 books for Brazilian and
international publishers. Her work has been shortlisted
for the Jabuti Prize and received a João-de-Barro Prize
honourable mention.

Lantana Publishing

Lantana Publishing

Lantana is an award-winning, UK-based children’s publisher with a mission to publish inclusive books by authors from under-represented groups.

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher Lantana Publishing
  • Publication Date February 2021
  • Orginal LanguageEnglish
  • ISBN/Identifier 9781911373636
  • Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
  • FormatHardback
  • Primary Price 11.99 GBP
  • Pages32
  • ReadershipChildren
  • Publish StatusUnpublished
  • EditionFirst Edition
  • Copyright Year2021
  • Dimensions240x220 mm

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