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Natalia Sylvester

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Natalia Sylvester is an award-winning author of the young adult novels Breathe and Count Back from Ten and Running and the adult novels Everyone Knows You Go Home and Chasing the Sun. Born in Lima, Peru, she grew up in Miami, Central Florida, and South Texas, and received her BFA from the University of Miami. A Maleta Full of Treasures is her first picture book.

Books by Natalia Sylvester
A Maleta Full of Treasures
Natalia Sylvester

Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Award
ALSC Notable Children's Book
Anna Dewey Read Together Award Finalist
Cooperative Children’s Book Center Choices 2025 List

From an award-winning author and illustrator, a warm, gentle ode to cherished visits from grandparents and the people and places that make us who we are even if we haven’t met them yet.

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La Maleta de Tesoros
Natalia Sylvester
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