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Lucia M. Gonzalez is a Cuban-American author, librarian, storyteller, and puppeteer. She was born in Caimito, Cuba, on December 13, 1957. She moved to the United States in 1967 and has since become a prominent figure in the world of children's literature. Gonzalez has written over 30 books for children, including the popular "Lola's Fandango" and "The Storyteller's Candle." She has also written several books about puppetry, including "The Art of Puppetry" and "The Puppeteer's Handbook." Gonzalez has been a librarian for over 30 years, and she is currently the head librarian at the Miami-Dade Public Library System. She is also a popular storyteller and puppeteer, performing at schools, libraries, and festivals throughout the United States. Gonzalez has received numerous awards for her work, including the Pura Belpre Award, the Americas Award, and the Américas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature. She has also been honored with the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture's Lifetime Achievement Award. Gonzalez's net worth is estimated to be around $1 million.

Popular As Lucia Martinez
Occupation Author, Librarian, Storyteller, Puppeteer.
Age 66 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 13 December, 1957
Birthday 13 December
Birthplace Caimito, Cuba, Cuba1
Nationality Cuba

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2020

Lucia M. Gonzalez is an Award-winning children's author and librarian. In 2020 she was elected as president of the Association for Library Service to Children of the American Library Association. She was president of REFORMA in 2010-2011.

1987

An accomplished storyteller, puppeteer, and children's librarian, Gonzalez started her career in library services to children in 1987 after receiving the Bachelor of Arts Degree in History from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and while pursuing her Masters in Library Science at the University of South Florida. She is the author of the award-winning bilingual books The Bossy Gallito winner of the Pura Belpré Award for Children's Literature Honor Medal and named one of New York Public Library's 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know; and Señor Cat's Romance and Other Favorite Stories from Latin America, an Americas Award Commended Title. Gonzalez was named the 1998 Jean Key Gates Distinguished Alumna by the University of South Florida School of Library and Information Science. Her new book, The Storyteller's Candle is a bilingual picture book illustrated by Lulu Delacre, winner of the 2008 Pura Belpré Children's Literature Honor Medal.

1976

She attended North Miami Senior High (1976) She received her Bachelor of Arts in History from University of California, Santa Barbara in July 1983, And her Master of Arts, Library and Information Science, from University of South Florida Tampa Bay, Florida, in April 1991.

1970

She was born in Caimito del Guayabal, Cuba. She moved with her parents and sister to the United States in 1970, at the age of 12. Since then she has lived in Florida, California, Spain and Venezuela.

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