Veronica Bonilla

Veronica Bonilla
Veronica Bonilla with Platanario, a character from her books, 2012
Born	Silvia Verónica Bonilla Piñeiros (1962-06-11) 11 June 1962 (age 59) Quito, Ecuador
Pen name	Veronica Bonilla
Occupation	Children's writer author Graphic designer
Language	Spanish, English
Nationality	Ecuadorian
Period	2012–present
Genre	Children's writing Fantasy, fiction Picture books
Notable works	Platanario series Magic Dream
Spouse	Married
Children	3
Website
www.veronicabonilla.com

Veronica Bonilla is a children's writer, illustrator, and graphic designer from Ecuador. She was born on 11 June 1962 in Quito D.M. and has published children's literature since 2012. ^[1] She has 71 international book registers ISBN in several formats, in paper as well as in digital format. She publishes in both Spanish and English, and she also has produced audiobooks. ^[2]

Career

Veronica Bonilla with printed books, 2014, with July the Frog and Renata the Cat, characters from two of hers books.

With her experience as an educator, mother of three daughters, and ISO 9001 consultant, she debuted as writer of children's literature in 2012. With 14 titles, surpassing the production of 43 university editorial houses, she set a national record for a single author in Ecuador. ^[3]

From 2012 to 2013 with Vebodi Editorial, she has published 37 books ^[4] in coated paper, all of her books series are completely illustrated. ^[5]

In a book series about Platanario, a children's character that is an extraterrestrial kid that fall in love with our planet, she applies her experience as ISO 9001 consultant and introduces concepts to kids such as teamwork, planning, corrective actions, preventive actions. This series is also multi-cultural, inclusive, and shows the culture of Ecuador. ^[5]

As a graphic designer, she is the creator of the character Lecturin, whom she uses to promote reading. At the official site, it is possible to download a free digital magazine for kids. ^[2]

She has created eleven characters that live in her publications: Platanario, naniBOT, Pepeko, Juanuka, Pichusa, Pedroko, Hadani, Mar-Tin, Vagotón, Tontón, Lecturin. ^[2] Since 2012, she performs lectures to stimulate reading and workshops about imagination and creativity for librarians, teachers, fathers and mothers, also children. ^[6]

She has been an educator and bilingual teacher in private institutions, and as education consultant is coauthor of a Guide of good practices for school teachers, published by Ministry of Education of Ecuador. ^{[7] [8]}

In 2014, she published big books in size DIN A3 in coated paper, the BIG BOOK collection. In her international stage, she devoted her time to publish e-books in both Spanish and English, also iBooks for Apple. ^[9]

Works

Recent book: La Rana Juliana – Spanish

The first book published by Veronica Bonilla is titled Gali tiene un balón, illustrated by Darwin Parra a well known artist of Cuenca city. ^[10]

Veronica Bonilla has published 71 books, all completely illustrated: 14 in Spanish and in paper in year 2012; ^[11] 23 books in paper in 2013, from those 15 in English; and in 2014 a total of 34 E-books in several formats, and for several series. Finally, by the end of 2014, her most recent book in paper. ^[5]

Her most recent book came printed from Editorial Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana Benjamín Carrión, titled in Spanish La Rana Juliana ISBN   978-9978-62-790-7, in coated paper, completely illustrated, in December 2014. This book has been published as E-book in English for iPad as July the Frog with ISBN   978-9942-961-32-7 published by Vebodi. ^[12]

This book is an adventure about an Andean marsupial frog; it carries an ecological message for kids to avoid the endangerment of this species, because its habitat is in danger by humans.

She has also produced three audiobooks in Spanish, developing own music to incorporate in her digital books. ^[13]

Printed books in Spanish

• Achiiis ISBN   978-9942-9941-5-8
• Chispitas de Alegría ISBN   978-9942-9941-6-5
• El Genio de los deseos ISBN   978-9942-961-08-2
• Hadani cuida el bosque ISBN   978-9942-9941-3-4
• Juguemos en Ecuador ISBN   978-9942-961-09-9
• La tortuga Tomasita ISBN   978-9942-9941-7-2
• Mar-Tin en Galápagos ISBN   978-9942-961-10-5
• Un sueño mágico ISBN   978-9942-9941-1-0
• A Ganar ISBN   978-9942-9877-1-6
• Colección de Rimas ISBN   978-9942-9877-8-5
• El Barquito de Balsa ISBN   978-9942-9894-0-6
• El ratoncito r54 ISBN   978-9942-9877-9-2
• El reino de las travesuras ISBN   978-9942-9894-3-7
• El Secreto del Rey ISBN   978-9942-9877-7-8
• El templo de las tortugas ISBN   978-9942-9877-6-1
• El viajero Platanario ISBN   978-9942-9877-5-4
• Gali tiene un balón ISBN   978-9942-9877-0-9
• Hadani la aprendiz de bruja ISBN   978-9942-9877-4-7
• Jugando con plastilina ISBN   978-9942-9894-2-0
• Los días sin tiempo ISBN   978-9942-9877-3-0
• Mar -Tin y las frutas encantadas ISBN   978-9942-9894-1-3
• Ruedas ISBN   978-9942-9877-2-3
• Colección de Rimas ISBN   978-9942-961-15-0
• El ratoncito r54 ISBN   978-9942-961-18-1
• La tortuga Tomasita / The Turtle Tomasita ISBN   978-9942-961-16-7 (Bilingual)
• Un sueño mágico ISBN   978-9942-961-14-3
• La rana Juliana ISBN   978-9942-961-17-4
• Mágico Yasuní ISBN   978-9942-961-33-4 ^{[4] [14]}

Printed books in English

Sample page of book PLATANARIO THE TRAVELER

• Alegria's Sparkles of Happiness ISBN   978-9942-961-04-4
• Let's Win ISBN   978-9942-9941-9-6
• Mar-Tin and the Enchanted Fruits ISBN   978-9942-961-05-1
• Platanario the Traveler ISBN   978-9942-961-01-3
• Play with Clay ISBN   978-9942-961-07-5
• r54 The Little Mouse ISBN   978-9942-9941-4-1
• The Balsa Wood Boat ISBN   978-9942-961-02-0
• The Kingdom of Mischief ISBN   978-9942-9941-2-7
• A Magic Dream ISBN   978-9942-9894-6-8
• The Secret of the King ISBN   978-9942-961-03-7
• The Turtle Tomasita ISBN   978-9942-9941-8-9
• Timeless Days ISBN   978-9942-961-06-8
• The Tortoise's Temple ISBN   978-9942-961-00-6
• Gali has a Ball ISBN   978-9942-9894-8-2
• Wheels ISBN   978-9942-9894-7-5 ^[14]

Illustrators

1. Darwin Parra
2. Gabby Hidalgo
3. César Gavilánez
4. Elizabeth Izquierdo
5. Claudia Maggiorini
6. Flor Margarita Cuichán
7. Eiko Takashima
8. Verónica Bonilla

References

1. ISSUU (20 October 2012). "Revista FUCSIA". Los niños y la literatura amor a primera vista (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2014.
2. LECTURIN web site (11 June 2012). "Lecturin Digital Magazine". Lecturin (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2014.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. LEO Magazine- Revista LEO (9 October 2013). "Revista LEO No. 10 Ecuadorian Book Chamber – Cámara Ecuatoriana del Libro" (PDF). Pag 22 y 23 Cuadros de producción editorial de las universidades privadas y públicas del Ecuador (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
4. Biblioteca Nacional Eugenio Espejo (23 November 2014). "National library – Biblioteca Nacional Eugenio Espejo de Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana". Catálogo de Biblioteca 19132 (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2014.
5. Editorial Vebodi S.A. (28 December 2014). "Books of Veronica Bonilla". Books and Apps. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
6. Biblioteca Pablo Palacio (21 February 2014). "Día del Bibliotecario Ecuatoriano". Foro Estrategias para acercar a los niños y jóvenes a la lectura por Verónica Bonilla (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
7. Ministry of Educación of Ecuador (17 April 2013). "Guía para la buena práctica del docente de Educación General Básica". Guía para la buena práctica del docente de Educación General Básica (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
8. Slideshare (11 June 2012). "guia-para-la-buena-practica-del-docente-de-educacion-general-basica". Guía para la buena práctica del docente de Educación General Básica (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2014.
9. Foto Big Books (28 December 2014). "Big Books". Foto Big Books (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
10. Darwin Parra (10 April 2012). "Gali tiene un balón". Gali tiene un balón (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
11. Colegio Chordeleg National library (10 December 2014). "Veronica Bonilla catalog". Author catalog (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2014.
12. VEBODI Editorial (11 January 2015). "July the Frog". July the Frog. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
13. VEBODI Editorial (28 December 2014). "Books and Apps". Audiobooks. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
14. National library -Biblioteca Nacional Eugenio Espejo (23 November 2014). "Biblioteca Nacional Eugenio Espejo de Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana". Catálogo de Biblioteca 19132 (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2014.

External links

• Children's literature portal

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