Little Cesar. El Pequeño César: A Spanish/English bilingual Early Reader Story book. Written and illustrated by Denis O’Leary.

This is a Spanish/English, bilingual, biography, with parallel text of the labor leader and social rights activist. Born in Yuma, Arizona, in early life César Chávez worked as a manual laborer and later served in the United States Navy in WWII.  Chávez became an American labor leader and civil rights activist who, along with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962.  In life, César brought many positive changes to many lives and even today his memory continues to inspire young and old alike.  It depicts César Chávez’s life from the time that he worked in the fields as a young boy, went to school, and founded the United Farmworkers’ Union.

Denis O’Leary has been an educator for three decades and long served in civil rights organizations as well has been an elected school Trustee for sixteen of those years.  Denis O’Leary has authored fascinating books that reflect respect for diverse Latin American cultures such as Alba Walking in the Shadows, Esteban’s Caravan, and children’s books honoring the late César Chávez. He wrote and illustrated Remembering César Chávez, a Spanish/English bilingual book, César Chávez, a coloring book, and Grandpa’s Short Handled Hoe. Mr. O’Leary’s illustrations and story telling is a tribute to César Chávez, the labor leader and founder of the United Farmworkers’ Union.