All of your 24/7 debuters say WOOT! Mónica BUY SING IT LIKE CELIA Mancillas Diana Ma, Jennifer Ann Richter, Ritu Hemnani, Anna Lapera, and Dionna Mann!

In honor of #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth , a reminder that the youngest in our lives need attention as well. The Worry Balloon helps young readers to normalize and manage their anxieties through story and a variety of age appropriate tools. More here: us.macmillan.com/books/97812508…

Family Day at #BABF2024 means sharing books with children and families and spending time with chosen family of fellow creators. What joy! #filledwithgratitude

A few more snapshots of my day at #BABF2024 !

Had the absolute best time at #BABF2024 yesterday! Participated in two great panels, met wonderful creators, and thoroughly enjoyed seeing so many kids dive into the world of books.

TODAY!! On this rainy day, a perfect indoor place to bring your kiddos - Family Day at the #BABF2024 ! Lots of wonderful author/illustrator panels, storytimes, and more! I’ll be there sharing SPANISH IS THE LANGUAGE OF MY FAMILY alongside Mónica BUY SING IT LIKE CELIA Mancillas and Joe Cepeda!

We 😍SING IT LIKE CELIA by Mónica BUY SING IT LIKE CELIA Mancillas!

Wonderful evening at the Author Welcome Party for the Bay Area Book Festival with these amazing creators!

Surprise! We couldn't let April just go away without celebrating these chapter books and middle grade that had a #BookBirthday ! Which recent release are you and your readers loving?

Maple Lam Mónica BUY SING IT LIKE CELIA Mancillas Cat Patrick

Thank you Mónica BUY SING IT LIKE CELIA Mancillas for the copy of SING IT LIKE CELIA to share with our school’s readers! I know they’ll love meeting Salva & watching her find her voice as much as I did when I read the book. #mglit

Busy day with two Bay Area school visits and a trip to Michael at Rakestraw Books to sign inventory! Thank you to the lovely staff at Rakestraw for organizing and donating books!

📣 You’re invited to a Virtual Launch Party!!

Join Arlene Abundis Cynthia Alonso Deise Lino and Jackie Morera 🌻 Pre-order ABUELO’S FLOWER SHOP! on June 2nd @ 12pm ET as we chat about our picture books 🌊 Into The Mighty Sea and 🌸 Abuelo’s Flower Shop.

RSVP: bit.ly/3Uvvn7W

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SURPRISE!

FIRST DAY OF UNICORN SCHOOL has an audiobook!

🥳 Let’s wish a very happy book birthday to MIGUEL MUST FIGHT! by Musa Jamie Ofelia and illustrator Sara Palacios! 🎉

Congratulations, Jamie Ofelia!!

#writingcommunity #kidlit #LasMusasBooks

A second starred Review for BARRIO RISING! Thank you Publishers Weekly

💃🏽Happy international dance day! 💃🏽 Celebrate with my board books on salsa, merengue and cumbia 🎶 #WritingCommmunity #latinxauthors

LUPITA'S HURRICANE PALOMITAS, illustrated by Anastasiya Kanavaliuk & pubbed by Beaming Books, hits shelves in 3 weeks!

Lupita channels her worries about an impending hurricane into caring for baby birds who've been knocked from their nest. It was inspired by a true story.

Thrilled to share the cover of my upcoming dual POV Middle Grade romcom, coming January 7th from Scholastic !