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Here's a peek at some of the reviews for There’s a Coquí in My Shoe!:

"There’s a Coquí in My Shoe! is a gem of a story that will undoubtedly appeal to children everywhere." - Robert L. Walton, M.D., Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Chicago Hospital. [Dr. Walton was honored at La Fortaleza (the Governor's mansion) for coming to Puerto Rico several times a year, for 16 years, to operate on children with deformities]. Click here for an amazing newspaper article on Dr. Walton from the San Juan Star.

“It is an amazing story for children all over the world to learn about the Puerto Rican 'coquí' and other cultural insights of the Island. The story also fosters friends and family values which describe our Puerto Rican society.” – Nancy Velazquez, English Program Director, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Department of Education.

“There should be a 'coquí' in every child’s shoe. Congratulations.” – Hector Cardona, President of the Puerto Rico National Olympic Committee.

“I congratulate you for writing this story. It is time that we have literature that is refreshing and culturally relevant.” – Carmen L. Vega, Executive Director/Founder of Museo Del Niño, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

AND HERE ARE ADDITIONAL ENDORSERS OF THE BOOK!
1. Rita Moreno (the only female performer to win all four of the most prestigious show business awards: 1962 Oscar for West Side Story, Emmy for The Muppets & Rockford Files, Tony for The Ritz on Broadway, Grammy for the Electric Company album, etc.).
2. Mr. and Mrs. Jose Feliciano (Jose Feliciano is acclaimed as the greatest living guitarist, awarded over 45 Gold & Platinum records, won 16 Grammy nominations & 6 Grammy Awards, best known all over the world for his song Feliz Navidad, etc.).
3. Juan “Chi Chi” Rodriguez (Professional Golfer, 22 Senior PGA Tour wins & 8 regular PGA Tour wins, Herb Graffis and Bob Jones Awards, Inductee into the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame and Golf Hall of Fame in United States and Puerto Rico, Founder of the Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation, etc.)
4. Pedro “Cuban Pete” Aguilar (Puerto Rican Mambo Master, consultant and choreographer to the hit movie Mambo Kings teaching Armand Assanti and Antonio Banderas how to dance. Given the nickname “Cuban Pete” after Desi Arnaz’ song “Cuban Pete-King of the Latin Beat.” Command performance before Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother of England, two White House performances for Presidents Eisenhower and Johnson, featured in Life Magazine (12/20/54), etc.).
5. Carlos Vizcarrondo Irizarry, Speaker of the Puerto Rican House of Representatives, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
6. Jorge A. Santini Padilla, Mayor of the City of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
7. Jose Fuertes, President of Coco Rico International.
8. Luis E. Rodriguez-Rivera, Secretary of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
9. William J. Burkhardt, Principal, Liberty High School, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
10. Dr. J. Robert Dornish, Professor Emeritus, Kutztown University, Kutztown, Pennsylvania (teacher of children’s literature at the graduate and undergraduate levels for 28 ½ years).
11. Alice Dornish, Professor Emeritus.
12. Nerida Cruz-Velez, ESL Teacher, Bartlett High School, Elgin, Illinois.
13. Peter Galvin, Legal Director, The Center for Biological Diversity, Garberville, California.
14. Dr. Pedro M. Torres Morales, Chairman, Maunabo Development Committee, Maunabo, Puerto Rico.

I extend my wholehearted appreciation and sincere thanks to all those who provided their endorsement to There’s a Coquí in My Shoe! and the time they took out of their busy schedule to review my manuscript. - Marisa De Jesús Paolicelli, Author