Moss was born on September 29, 1959, the second daughter of Robert and Harriet Moss. In addition to her "Amelia" books, Moss has illustrated works for other authors, her own picture books, and two additional juvenile series-the "Young American Voices" series and "Max's Logbook" series-which follow the journal format that she employed in Amelia's Notebook. Hand-lettered and bound in a manner that resembles a black-and-white school composition book, Amelia's Notebook and its companion volumes- Amelia Writes Again (1996) and Amelia Hits the Road (1997)-laid the foundation of Moss' best-selling "Amelia's Notebook" series, which has spawned several spin-off series, activity books, and a selection of animated videos. Beginning with Amelia's Notebook (1995), Moss follows her eponymous heroine through her daily adventures in the fourth grade, as the young protagonist changes schools, makes new friends, and copes with an annoying older sister. INTRODUCTIONĪuthor and illustrator Moss has produced several popular picture books, as well as a series of beginning readers featuring a young writer named Amelia. The following entry presents an overview of Moss's career through 2004.
Simple, bella, un regalo permenente: simple and beautiful, a gift that will stay.American illustrator and author of picture books, activity books, and juvenile fiction.
Like all good stories, this one incorporates a lesson just subtle enough that readers will forget they're being taught, but in the end will understand themselves, and others, a little better, regardless of la lengua nativa-the mother tongue. This story seamlessly weaves two culturaswhile letting each remain intact, just as Miguel is learning to do with his own life. Eventually, Tía Lola and the children swap English and Spanish ejercicios, but the true lesson is "mutual understanding." Peppered with Spanish words and phrases, Alvarez makes the reader as much a part of the "language" lessons as the characters. She can also cook exotic food, dance (anywhere, anytime), plan fun parties, and tell enchanting stories. Tía Lola, however, knows a language that defies words she quickly charms and befriends all the neighbors. The last thing Miguel wants, as he's trying to fit into a predominantly white community, is a flamboyant aunt who doesn't speak a word of English. When Tía Lola arrives to help the family, Miguel and his hermana, Juanita, have just moved from New York City to Vermont with their recently divorced mother. Renowned Latin American writer Alvarez has created another story about cultural identity, but this time the primary character is 11-year-old Miguel Guzmán.
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