
ABOUT C.V. MONTERRUBIO
C.V. Monterrubio is author of multiple bilingual picture books for children and the creator of the popular puppet show "Balagan!" (currently streaming on YouTube). She's the head of BBU Publishing, the editorial branch of BookBank USA, both located in the Bay Area of California.
She's always loved to read and is forever grateful that her parents and grandpa always provided her with books. Likely to find her at the Main Library of San Francisco checking out books for her and for her puppet show, which features (what else?) reading puppets.
She created her first stories and characters at the age of six, and wrote her first poem at thirteen. She's also penned numerous letters. She writes, thinks and rants in English and Spanish from a young age. She believes in respect and the "Golden Rule".
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BOOKS

THE MOON GARDEN ·
EL JARDÍN LUNAR
Follow the story of Paulo as he learns about urban moon gardening and growing your own food in a greenhouse within an retirement home for elders, where he also befriends an old lady. Bilingual picture book English/Spanish. Includes one hand-sized moon gardening calendar.

TITA & THE COLORS OF LOVE ·
TITA Y LOS COLORES DEL AMOR
Is it possible to feel different kinds of love? Using a prism and a little lamp, Tita shares with her curious granddaughter a simple approach to the many dimensions and layers of love. Bilingual picture book Spanish/English.

ON TIPTOES ·
DE PUNTITAS
A book with a double cover and two stories that tells the real life and challenges of Sasha De Sola, principal dancer of the San Francisco Ballet, and a second fictional story about a boy who falls in love with her and ballet. Bilingual picture book Spanish/English.