Little Dolores. La pequeña Dolores. 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 Dolores Huerta. Dolores Clara Fernandez was born on April 10, 1930 in Dawson, a small mining town in the mountains of northern New Mexico. Her father Juan Fernández, a farm worker and miner by trade, was a union activist who ran for political office and won a seat in the New Mexico legislature in 1938. Dolores spent most of her childhood and early adult life in Stockton, California where she and her two brothers moved with their mother, following her parents’ divorce.

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.