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The Mariachi books are printed! I've recently had the pleasure of seeing the book for myself for the first time. So exciting! Here'...

ART Spanish: el arte (AR-tay) ILLUSTRATOR Spanish: el ilustrador (ill-UH-struh-dor) TO DRAW Spanish: dibujar (dee-boo-HAR)

Here is a behind-the-scenes look into the making of Mariachi . This is what the book looked like early on, while I was planning out some of ...

BOOK Spanish: el libro (LEE-broh) WRITER Spanish: el escritor (es-KREE-tor)

"Gustavo was born to a family of Mariachis who play great music at weddings and parties. He wishes he could be part of the family band,...

"Gustavo wants to be in the family mariachi band, but he can’t play the violin, trumpet or guitar. He feels left out and unskilled. Man...

SPANISH = Español (es-pan-YOHL) ENGLISH = Inglés (in-GLAYS)

TO DANCE Spanish: bailar (bahy-LAR)

In one of the pivotal scenes in the book, Gustavo dreams of what it would be like to be in his family's mariachi band. I sketched out th...

TO SING Spanish: cantar (kan-TAR) SONG Spanish: la canción (kan-see-OHN) SINGER Spanish: el cantante (kan-TAHN-tay)

A behind-the-scenes look into some of the scenes from the book:

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COWBOY Spanish: Vaquero (vah-KAIR-oh)

1. Draw a circle. 2. Draw guidelines. 3. Make circles for the eyes. 4. Add nose, eyebrows, and mouth. 5. Add hair and ears. 6. Fill in the d...

FATHER Spanish: Padre (PAH-drey) UNCLE Spanish: Tío (TEE-oh) BROTHER Spanish: Hermano (air-MAH-noh) COUSIN (male) Spanish: Primo (PREE-moh)

I have just created an AmazonConnect account, which means you can now view news and updates for the book directly on Mariachi 's Amazon....

NOPAL (noh-PAHL) A prickly pear cactus SAGUARO (sah-WAH-roh) Large, tree-sized cactus

GUSTAVO The main character in the story. His greatest wish is to play an instrument in his family's mariachi band. GUSTAVO'S DOG A l...

EL TRAJE DE CHARRO (tra-HAY day chARRR-oh) The colorful costume traditionally worn by mariachis. SOMBRERO (sum-brAIR-oh) Wide-brimmed hat.

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VIOLIN Spanish: el violín (vee-oh-LIN) TRUMPET Spanish: la trompeta (trawm-PET-ah) GUITAR Spanish: la guitarra (git-ARRRR-ah) Roll those ...

Mariachis have been playing music since about 1880. Some people believe the name mariachi was a kind of tree used to make stages and musical...

This is a rough sketch I created for the cover of Mariachi . After I had the general idea, I went on to refine the sketch. I started by rese...