One of the reasons that I started doing the books, or that I continue doing the books that I do, is my firm belief that the children that grow up here in America that come from Latino heritage, they need to be exposed to the heritage of their parents.
They need to be exposed to the language of their parents. They need to know these very first songs that, you know, that really a mother remembers as soon as she holds her baby in her hands that come from generations back. They need these. Why? Because if you know where you come from, you know where to go.
Roots give you the strength to become whatever you want to be. And there is another aspect. It is important for the children that grow up here in America that come from Latino
from Hispanic
or Latino heritage, to know about their roots.
But it’s also important to the children that are not Latino to know about their classmates’ heritage. Why? Because in knowing about each other, that is how we learn to respect one another. And what best way than books?