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What is the most important message you hope to convey through your work? 📚 In this special edition of Author Questions, we had the chance to talk with Emma Otheguy, the author of Cousins in the Time of Magic. Cousins in the Time of Magic is middle grade fantasy book that focuses on three cousins that are transported back to the Battle of Puebla in 1862. There they learn about the influence that Latin America has had on the United States. 🐎 Check out Cousins in the Time of Magic to learn more about the fun adventure back in time. ✨ [📝 Outreach by Cara Broel (@thebabybookworm | 📹 Video by Chris Welmerink (Chris Welmerink)] Featured here: Emma Otheguy (@emma.otheguy ) . . . . . #books #authorquestions #battleofpuebla #middlegradebooks #fantasy #latinaamerica #bookstr #bookish #emmaotheguy #cousinsinthetimeofmagic

Una linda charla en español con la talentosa autora Latina @emma.otheguy . Mamá bilingüe y bicultural, Emma es autora de varios libros para niños y jóvenes publicados en inglés y en español. Entre ellos: Papa Francisco:Creador de Puentes; Pope Francis:Builder of Bridges Martina Has Too Many Tías; Martina tiene muchas tías A Sled For Gabo; El trineo de Gabo, entre otros. Su libro más reciente, Cousins in The Time of Magic es una historia mágica que transporta a tres primos al año 1872 y a la Batalla de Puebla, la base de la celebración del Cinco de Mayo. Les invito a mirar el replay y conozcan mejor a esta maravillosa autora cubana. Y gracias por compartir con otras familias que se pueden beneficiar. No olvide pedir sus libros en su biblioteca y librería local y escribir reseñas. ¡Tan importante para el autor! ¡Gracias, Emma! #autoraslatinas #literaturainfantilyjuvenil #librosenespañol #lenguajeycultura #libraries #teachers #classroomlibraries #diversebooksforkids #picturebooks #middlegradelit #bilingualparenting #criandobilingüe #multilingual #multicultural

Meet the incredible Emma Otheguy: author, historian, and the subject of today’s one-on-one interview! ✨ Bookstr had the chance to sit down with Emma and learn more about her latest book release, as well as the importance of spotlighting Latnix communities’ many integral roles throughout American history. 📖 Cousins in the Time of Magic is unlike most children’s books you’ve read before. 📚 Emma’s new story tells her readers all about the origins of Cinco de Mayo by transporting our protagonists, three cousins who stumble upon a magical sword, back in time to the Battle of Puebla in 1862. 🗡️ 💫 🗓️ Reading about the battle from the perspectives of Siggy, Camilla, and Jorge paints the tale in an all-new light.💡This is a chapter of history that is too often under-emphasized, leaving many with little-to-no knowledge of just how exactly the Mexican effort at Puebla impacted the future of the United States. 🇲🇽 🇺🇸 Head to the link in our bio to read the full article, and to learn more about this amazing new release! 🔗 [🎨 Graphics by: Esperanza Ortega-Maunu (@evom.designs ) |📋 Outreach & 🖋️Article by: Cara Broel (@thebabybookworm )] Featured here: - Illustrator: Poly Bernatene (@polybernatene ) . . . . . #childrensbook #childrensauthor #cincodemayo #mexicanhistory #americanhistory #civilwar #emmaotheguy

A letter on writing and the LibGen pirated books database. Read the whole thing at emmaotheguy.substack.com #teachersofinstagram #teachersofig #school #elementary #classroom #teacherinspiration #teacherprobs #kidsbooks #literacymatters #childrensbookstagram #kidsbookstagram #readaloud #booksforkids #booksforchildren #librariansofinstagram #youngreaders #middlegradebooks #readeverhyday #readingisfun #boardbooks #kidsbookstagram #readacrossamerica #latinbooks #childrensbookauthor #weneeddiversebooks #libgen

We've partnered with @simonandschuster to celebrate @emma.otheguy and @polybernatene 's new book, Cousins in the Time of Magic! Follow the link in our bio to register. All proceeds for this event will go to REFORMA National's Children in Crisis Task Force.

🎉🎉2025 Release + Book giveaway!✨ 🪄Cousins in the Time of Magic / Primos en tiempos de magia (Spanish edition coming in April) has all the fun primo/a adventures mixed with a fun history journey. I love how the pages show scenes where the cousins Jorge, Camila, and Siggy enter a time portal that lands in the year 1862. They arrive right in time for the Battle of Puebla  but must first deliver a sword to the general if they want to make it back to the present. As their journey takes them through the Civil War–era U.S., they see how much U.S. history has been shaped by Latine people. I love all the history in this middle grade which gives insight to the Cinco de Mayo celebration. ⭐️Giveaway: 1) Follow the author (@emma.otheguy ) and me @aventuras.en.esl  2) Fill out the giveaway form on my link in bio "Newsletter Giveaway"  💌Check out our interview in my latest newsletter (via Substack) and learn all about the author's fun facts about this book and the discoveries via research!  . . . . #2025middlegradebooks #cincodemayobooks #middlegradebooks

Thanks to @emma.otheguy for sharing COUSINS IN THE TIME OF MAGIC (@ssedlib ) with 4th & 5th graders at Bruce Monroe ES at Park View yesterday! It was a lively discussion about Cinco de Mayo + engaging reading excerpts! Thanks to Emma for spending the morning with two groups of bright students and @aobfound !

🐓 #bookreleaseday ! Cousins in the Time of Magic Emma Otheguy Poly Bernatene Atheneum Books for Young Readers Publication date : February 25, 2025 📔 240 pages, Hardcover Three cousins get transported back to 1862 to play an important role in the Battle of Puebla, the reason we celebrate Cinco de Mayo today, in this enchanting middle grade fantasy adventure. History is alive with magic. That’s what zany Tía Xia is always telling cousins Jorge, Camila, and Siggy. Daredevil Jorge couldn’t be more different than his cousins: Camila is a dreamer who adores animals and Siggy is an aspiring influencer who has an exclusive party to attend. And their aunt has many secrets, including a mysterious diamond-encrusted sword that Jorge definitely wasn’t supposed to see. But when the three stumble upon a time portal in their aunt’s yard, they are transported back to 1862, a past filled with wonders—and dangers. To return to the present, they must race to deliver the sword to General Ignacio Zaragoza in time for the historic Battle of Puebla in Mexico: the foundation of the holiday Cinco de Mayo. As their journey to Mexico takes them through the Civil War–era United States, the cousins see just how much US history has been shaped by Latine communities. They must find the power within themselves to make sure things happen as they’re supposed to, without altering the past. Thank you for sending me a #gifted copy @simonkids @emma.otheguy @polybernatene ! #simonkidscrew #simonkidspartner #littlefreelibrary #littlefreelibrariesofinstagram #bookdrop #blueboxsimonkids #book #bookstagram #booksky #bookstodon #kidlit #mg #mglit #pubday #bookbirthday

Welcome back to another episode of Authors Questions! Today, we will dive in a little deeper into Emma Otheguy, the creator of "Cousins in the Time Is Magic" as she talks to us about how her background informs her writing and research. 💡 Cousins In the Time Is Magic is a children's book about a historical time travel adventure that occurred during the U.S. Civil War and The Battle of Puebla, which many Americans know as The Cinco de Mayo Using her own experiences, she was able to bring her well-thought-out research and ideas into writing. Watch the reel to learn more about her book Cousins in the Time of Magic. 🎞️ Featured here; • Emma Otheguy (@emma.otheguy ), Author of Cousins in the Time of Magic [📝 Outreach by Cara Broel (@thebabybookworm | 📹 Video by Chris Welmerink (@chris.welm )] . . . . #authorquestions #cincodemayo #historicalreading #cousinsinthetimeofmagic #historybooks #childrensbooks

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New interview on the blog! We interviewed mg author @emma.otheguy about her latest book. Kidlitincolor.com/blog and link is in the bio. @simonteen

Before this evening’s joy was a huge dose of morning and afternoon bookjoy thanks to Emma Otheguy @emma.otheguy ! We hope by now she’s home sleeping because she visited not one, not two, but three (!!!) schools today to talk about her new book, Cousins in the Time of Magic, which will be releasing later this month on February 25! Lucky kids at Troup, Truman, and Spring Glen will be among the first to have it in hand. And today they were especially lucky to learn from Emma herself, in English and Spanish, about her motivations for writing, her process, and her latest literary achievement. Other topics of discussion… Latin America, colonization, the real reason people celebrate Cinco de Mayo (1862), and more. Even though the book is not out yet, you can preorder it from us and other independent bookstores and we hope you will! It’s a fun story of family, history, and magic with many lessons to offer alongside a great adventure. Plus Emma’s really cool, and somehow managed to be as engaging, energetic and magical on visit three as she was on visit one. Then again, we do have the best, sweetest, most talented students here in New Haven and what could be more energizing than that? Big big bookjoy to one and all! And big big love to public school librarians everywhere and to Ms. Rita, who manages two libraries here in New Haven @troupschool and @trumanschoolct and hosted her first ever author visit today; while both schools are so lucky to have her and she loves them both, let’s imagine what might be possible if every school had a full time librarian and let’s please insist on that… It’s what every public school, librarian, and student deserves! 🌈📚❤️ #possiblefutures #bookjoy #cousinsinthetimeofmagic #community #love