Awards and Reviews

★ School Library Journal “Essential reading about the impacts of colonialism for public and school libraries.”

★Publishers Weekly “Amescua sensitively excavates the compelling story of the woman known as ‘the spirit of Mexico’.”

★Booklist “Amescua’s spare yet lyrical text reminds readers that Luz was a ‘child of the flower-song people.’”

Shelf Awareness “This perfectly paired collaboration provides both reclamation and revelation.”

The Horn Book “It’s this complicated relationship between old traditions and modern influences that make his [Tonatiuh’s] art such a good complement to Amescua’s text.

BookPage “Child of the Flower-Song People beautifully portrays the spirit and culture of the Nahua people.”

Duncan Tonatiuh SLJ Interview “I really like the story of this woman, who is familiar from all these paintings and artwork, but we don’t know her story.”

Wander, Ponder, Write: A Kidlit Journey “…shows young readers to hang onto their dreams, and to adapt them to life’s circumstances when necessary.”

“An important book and spectacular debut!” “[It] deftly balances fascinating biographical moments with an earnest sense of social justice for the indigenous people of Mexico.” —David Bowles, author of My Two Border Towns and more.

“A timely and thought-provoking true story.” “Threaded with cultural insights, poetic language, and stylized art, Jiménez comes to life.” Donna Janell Bowman, author of Wings of an Eagle: The Gold Medal Dreams of Billy Mills and more.

“Child of the Flower-Song People is a gift to young readers.”  —Cynthia Levinson, author of The People’s Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art and more.