What Gives Angela Quezada Padron Hope

About this episode

Angela Quezada Padron shares what gives her hope today in the context of children's literature.

Angela Quezada Padron, author of Lucía's Goals / Los Goles de Lucía (Children's Book Press), illustrated by Christina Barragan Forshay, shares what is giving her hope today: looking for hope in the little things in life, the things that make her smile. This is an ongoing miniseries of indefinite length in which I invite my friends from the kidlit community to share what is giving them hope today. Visit Angela Quezada Padron online at angelapadron.com Learn more about Boyds Mills and their upcoming programs by visiting boydsmills.org . Our podcast logo was created by Duke Stebbins ( https://stebs.design/ ). Our music is by Podington Bear. Podcast hosting by Libsyn. You can support the show and buy me a coffee at matthewcwinner.com or by clicking the link in the show notes. Be well. Read on. And don't lose hope.

People in this episode

Host: Matthew C. Winner

Guest: Angela Quezada Padron

Topics covered

• hope
• children's literature
• kidlit community
• positivity
• inspiration

Keywords

• hope
• kidlit
• children's books
• inspiration
• Angela Quezada Padron

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Boyds Mills, Libsyn, Podington Bear, matthewcwinner.com, angelapadron.com, boydsmills.org

Books & works: Lucía's Goals / Los Goles de Lucía

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