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Samantha is the author of Before You Were Here, Mi Amor
(Viking Children's Books, 2009, illustrated by Santiago Cohen),
The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred
(Charlesbridge, 2011, illustrated by Rafael López), and the forthcoming
Alphabet Trucks (Charlesbridge, Fall 2013).
Before You Were Here, Mi Amor is a bilingual
children's picture book about all the things one family does to welcome a
new child into the world. Parents Magazine (May 2009) selected
Before You Were Here, Mi Amor as one of six books
designated "Best for Babies." In 2010, Before You Were Here, Mi Amor
was awarded the Washington State Book Award for Picture Book – The Scandiuzzi Children's Book Award.
The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred is a
spicy tribute to the classic nursery rhyme "The House That Jack Built." In
this bilingual celebration and cumulative tale, a farmer and five farm animals each bring different
ingredients to the cazuela (pot) that the farm maiden stirs. Together they create a surprise recipe
that they serve at a fiesta. A glossary with pronunciation and a recipe are included. Illustrator
Rafael López received a Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor in 2012.
The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred has received starred reviews from
Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal, and is a New York Public Library "100 Titles for Reading and Sharing"
selection and an ALSC notable Children's Books selection.
Alphabet Trucks is a rhyming, alphabet story about
twenty-six different trucks and how they serve their communities. Ryan O'Rourke will illustrate.
Samantha attended Georgetown University Law Center and practiced law in Washington,
D.C. and Chicago, Illinois. She and her family live near Seattle, Washington.
Please visit Samantha online at http://www.samanthavamos.com.
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