Author Feature: Dora Przybylek
Dora Przybylek is a children’s book author who shares important moral lessons while focusing on a girl named Luisa.
Who is Dora Przybylek?
Dora Przybylek is an award-winning children’s book author, a Peruvian poet, and a screenwriter. As a children’s book storyteller, Dora is most notably known for her Luisita series. She shares the story of Luisita to young readers to convey the lessons of positive attitude, strength in family and friends, and self-acceptance. Buy the Luisita series complete collection to learn more about Luisita and her path to learning and growing up.
Dora Przybylek has received several awards for her children’s book from the International Latino Book Awards from 2017 to 2024. The author does not shy away from serious topics, such as cancer, people with disabilities, war, and recycling.
Under her pseudonym Carmela Escobar, her other books also received major awards at the 2009 International Latino Book Awards. Luna Ilena, Cabalgando sin riendas won Best Novel/Adventure/Drama (Spanish or Bilingual), Best Novel Romance (Spanish or Bilingual), and Best First Book (Spanish). Luque 687, Visitas al ayer is an honorary mention at the 2014 International Latino Book Awards.
Luisita is Sick/ Luisita está enferma
Luisita is Sick is a children’s book that follows Luisita. While playing with her friends, Luisita suddenly feels exhausted. She can’t run and play like she usually does. Her mom decided to take her to the doctor, who told her that Luisita had cancer. Luisita’s mom explained what it meant to have cancer. With the doctor’s advice, Luisita follows several treatments and stays patient. With her experience, Luisita learns a lot from her doctor, nurses, and friends.
Luisita is Sick/ Luisita está enferma is a bilingual book. It tells the story in English, and on the other page, the story is translated into Spanish. This book does not only share good moral values, but it also teaches young readers English and Spanish. Luisita is Sick received the title of the Most Inspirational Children’s Picture Book at the 2018 International Latino Book Awards in Los Angeles, CA.
Excerpts:
“Patient means you have to learn how to wait. This is why people who go see doctors are called patients.”
“Nannette, Luke, and Jonathan helped her climb into a fancy chair that put her inside something that looked like a time machine. When she lay down, she imagined herself as a superhero!”
“When Luisita went back to school, some kids were staring at her head with no hair. Luisita looked back at them and said, ‘Yes, this is my new invisible hair! But look at my new dress. It’s bright yellow like the sun! My mommy made it for me.’”
Dora Przybylek Relays Serious Topics
In the Luisita series, Dora wanted to share the importance of relaying serious experiences to children, readying them to accept what’s going to happen. Her Luisita series includes the following books: Luisita is Sick (tackles cancer in children), Luisita and COVID-19, Luisita Dreams, Luisita Recycles, Luisita Travels (tackles people with disabilities), Luisita and War, Luisita Cooks, and Luisita Rides Her Bike.
Dora’s books introduce young readers to stories with serious topics, such as cancer, war, and disabilities. Her collection allows the learners to get an idea of what can happen in the real world. In the book, Luisita encounters different personal situations that seriously affect her and her family’s life. In her situations, she learns to cope and grow.
Dora Przybylek’s Luisita Series also helps young readers learn English and Spanish. The series features a bilingual format that allows both English and Spanish speakers to learn the other language candidly.
Takeaway:
Luisita is Sick/ Luisita está enferma by Dora Przybylek conveys a message of staying strong despite the invasion of cancer. It also teaches the lessons of patience and self-acceptance. The book brings the readers to Lusiita’s life, from feeling her cancer symptoms first-hand to experiencing her treatments. It allows the young learners to get an idea of accepting the self when a time to change comes in while staying true to oneself.
Buy the Book Today!
Buy Luisita is Sick/ Luisita está enferma by Dora Przybylek. Learn how Luisita takes care of herself as she also learns to grow and spend her life through cancer.
