¡VIVA VALENZUELA!: FERNANDOMANIA ERUPTS IN LOS ANGELES by @nathaliealonso.bsky.social ; illus. by @johnparraart.bsky.social (Calkins/Astra) www.hbook.com/story/2026-s... #HBSummerReading #PictureBooks #SummerReading #HBFamilyReading #FamilyReading
Artists & baseball fans alike, take a behind-the-scenes, picture-book-look, at time-lapse illustration from ¡Viva Valenzuela! Fernandomania Erupts in Los Angeles, by @nathaliealonso.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaXa...
Thank you to MFCC for Mexican Latin Background Music for Background Music
Viva Valenzuela! Fernandomania Erupts in Los Angeles, made a visit to Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Mexicano. Celebrate the legacy of Fernando Valenzuela & discover stories of legendary Latin American baseball players who helped shape the game on both sides of the border. @nathaliealonso.bsky.social
The incredibly talented @nathaliealonso.bsky.social has a new children’s book coming out 3/24
¡ Viva Valenzuela !
A wonderful way to share the love, impact and importance of baseball with family 💙
and look how beautiful the illustration is from @johnparraart.bsky.social !
Five years after I sat down to write the first draft of ¡VIVA VALENZUELA!, I got to hold the book! Had a great time signing the first batch of copies with illustrator John Parra. The book releases on March 24, 2026 and is now available for preorder wherever you buy your books!
Órale! ¡VIVA VALENZUELA! Receives its first STARRED REVIEW from @slj.com! www.slj.com/review/viva-..., @nathaliealonso.bsky.social #astrapublishing
THRILLED adv. copies of VIVA VALENZUELA officially have arrive! This book celebrates the legendary rise of Fernando Valenzuela & the unforgettable “Fernandomania” that swept through Los Angeles & changed baseball history forever. astrapublishinghouse.com/creator/john... @nathaliealonso.bsky.social
Buenos días from chilly Citi Field, where teams representing the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico will face off today in a celebration of one of the Caribbean's most storied baseball rivalries.
The Horn Book
A special book review from La Prensa del Béisbol Latino A publication of the Society for American Baseball Research #SABR Latino baseball committee for our book ¡Viva Valenzuela! Fernandomania Erupts in Los Angeles.
Spring 2026 newsletter here: sabr.org/.../latino-b...
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my pal @nathaliealonso.bsky.social had a book come out a few weeks ago about Valenzuela! Get it for the young (and not so young) person in your life
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/799380...
Meet LA Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela, the rookie who became a symbol of Mexican American pride and a hero to Latinos everywhere. Celebrate Latino sports history in this inspiring, stunningly ...
who has a book coming out that people can preorder so they have something to look forward to and then be pleasantly surprised when the book just shows up on their doorstep
