Author Series: Wait, What's for Dinner?

"Old Clothes for Dinner?!" "¡¿Ropa vieja para la cena?! "

When Abuela cooks a dish called "ropa vieja," Magaly scrambles to hide her "old clothes" before they end up on her dinner plate! Join us at the branch and Celebrate Hispanic Heritage on the big screen with author Nathalie Alonso as she reads "Old Clothes for Dinner?!" & "¿Ropa vieja para la cena?!". Plus, enjoy a backstage look at the book with illustrator Natalia Rojas Castro. For more information contact the branch at 305-716-9598 or blancom@mdpls.org. Ages 4 yrs.+

Author and Illustrator's Biography

Nathalie Alonso is a bilingual Cuban American journalist and children's author from Queens, New York. She is the author of OLD CLOTHES FOR DINNER?!, CALL ME ROBERTO!: Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos, and TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME! Her forthcoming picture book, ¡VIVA VALENZUELA!: Fernandomania Erupts in Los Angeles, will be released in March 2026. In addition to writing for children, Nathalie has contributed to numerous newspapers, magazines, and websites. True to her Cuban roots, she is also a huge baseball fan and has worked for Major League Baseball as a translator, content producer, and reporter since 2006.  

Natalia Rojas Castro is an illustrator based in Bogotá, Colombia, who works in various visual fields, including books, magazines, and advertising. She draws inspiration from her surroundings, observing passers-by in order to portray them with her style of seeing the world. When she is not drawing, she enjoys moments in the kitchen, preparing dessert recipes, and walking the streets of Bogotá.

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