Many mothers read to their young children — Perla Solorio writes for hers as well.

Combining her job as a school counselor, her role as a mother and her admiration for the Spanish language, Solorio created her company, Libros For Small Hands. The company focuses on promoting early biliteracy, increasing parent engagement and fostering college readiness for young children.

She wanted to pay homage to Fresno State and showcase her love for the University in her first book, "Fresno State: First Words/Primeras Palabras," which was released in October. This book is the first installment in a series of bilingual college-readiness children’s books Solorio plans to release. The book takes readers on a tour of the Fresno State campus using introductory words.

After a two-year process of creating Libros For Small Hands, Solorio's first book is beginning to impact the community. The book prompted some parents she knows of to take their families on a physical tour of the campus.

“Families have allowed us into their home,” Solorio said. “That’s really neat to be able to connect, not only with the reading but bringing them to the actual campus and getting a feel of being here at Fresno State that has been pretty awesome to see.”

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