Publishers Weekly - 02.03.2020

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il’ Libros, a Latina-led independent press, has

signed a deal to publish a children’s cookbook by

Marcela Valladolid. Valladolid is a celebrity chef,

bestselling author, designer, mother, and businesswoman.

She has also hosted two TV series (Mexican Made Easy and

Relatos Con Sabor) and cohosted the Emmy-nominated

Food Network show The Kitchen, as well as appearing as a

celebrity judge for three seasons on Food Network’s Best

Baker in America. Valladolid’s fourth adult cookbook, Fiestas:

Tidbits, Margaritas & More, was published last year by

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Lil’ Libros is a bilingual children’s book publisher in Los

Angeles, started by Patty Rodriguez and Ariana Stein in 2014

with the mission of publishing books that celebrate Latin

American culture and important figures in its history. To

date, the company has published 23 titles and will release

10 in 2020.

PW spoke with Valladolid, Rodriguez, and Stein about the

partnership.

What does this partnership mean to you?

Marcela Valladolid: I am super excited about this partner-

ship! This will be my fifth book, but it’s my first children’s book,

and I hope it’s the first of many. I love Lil’ Libros’ books, and

my three- and four-year-olds are obsessed with their books.

I completely identify with their stories, and they remind me

of my childhood in Tijuana. I’m also a bit nervous because I

have never done a children’s book, but I’m confident that with

Patty and Ariana’s guidance we will publish a great book.

Due out in the fall of 2021, this will be more than a cook-

book. It will also teach vocabulary, culture, and how food is

an avenue for connecting generations and transmitting our

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