The Making of a Historical Fiction Picture Book… Not Everything Is Simple

Join author Margarita Ramirez Loya and illustrator Melissa Villanueva Ramirez for a behind-the-scenes journey into the making of The Buffalo Soldiers Sing Sad Songs at Night / Los soldados Búfalo cantan canciones tristes por las noches.

From the first spark of an idea to developing characters, creating illustrations, and telling the story in two languages, they’ll share the creative—and sometimes complicated—process of bringing a piece of Borderlands history to life through storytelling.