This bilingual book allows young readers to enter Celia Cruz's life as she becomes a well-known singer in her homeland of Cuba, then moves to New York City and Miami where she and others create a new type of music called salsa. School Library Journal has named My Name is Celia “[a]n exuberant picture-book biography . . . a brilliant introduction to a significant woman and her music.”
- Hardcover: 32 pages
- Publisher: Cooper Square Publishing (October 30, 2004)
- ISBN-13: 978-0873588720