Today’s #BannedBook, my memoir, #BrownGirlDreaming. Reading is resistance. See you tomorrow with another one! #BannedBooksWeek #GreatReadAloud

Are you in the Halloween and Day of the Dead spirit yet? If so, here are some spooky tales (in English and Spanish!) to help you celebrate the scariest of Holidays! Enjoy! 👻🐈‍⬛💀📚

Ana Aranda is a children’s book creator, illustrator, and art instructor born in Mexico City. Get a close-up look at the original illustrations of her book "Our Day of the Dead Celebration" during our #DiaDeMuertos open house this Saturday, Oct. 28: bit.ly/3rUDNdI

Looking for something to do? Check out our list of community events! 🔗: holacultura.com/goingout/

Delightfully lively illustrations (including endpages) inspired by author’s family celebrations. Attentive readers may note skeleton heads on family tree for ones who have passed on. Love how abuelita arrives with the monarch butterflies! Ana Aranda Dallas ISD Libraries #bookaday

Today is Day of the Dead, so why not celebrate by listening to a great audiobook? 💀 NUESTRA CELEBRACIÓN DEL DÍA DE MUERTOS by Ana Aranda is the story of a family that honors their living and dead relatives as they celebrate this holiday! Listen now👇 bit.ly/3QDmO9g

Celebrate at Society Illustrators opening of their Annual Original Art Show: best children’s book illustrations & awards, Thurs, Nov. 9th. Honored to have, SPANISH IS THE LANGUAGE OF MY FAMILY, included in the show. Tickets: bit.ly/3PPEsFn Holiday House Publishing, Inc. @MGenhart Neal Porter

It’s the year of the Dragon. Where a little boldness will go a long way. This year I will be bold. Repd by Kristen Terrette, Literary Agent & Author #yearofthedragon #2024 #illustration #illustrator #kidlit #childrensart #picturebook #kidlitartist #kidlitart #dragon #purple #bold

Latinx Kidlit Book Festival’s 2024 Fundraiser #lkbf24. Bid on an original sketch, framed 5"x7", w signed copy of, SPANISH IS THE LANGUAGE OF MY FAMILY, from John Parra. Proceeds benefit @latinxkidlitbf , Ends Feb 16th. 32auctions.com/organizations/… #lkbf24 @MGenhart Holiday House Publishing, Inc.

My friends 4 year old had questions about my book: “Why were your aunts trying to protect you?” “Why were they able to stay but you had to leave?” and finally “that's unfair” How can someone so little understand so much? zahramarwan.com/books/

New book deals coming from @AndreaYWang, Ana Aranda, Sheri Dillard, Alison Farrell + more buff.ly/3xpMU9a

So excited to be working on this story very dear to my heart with the amazing Nancy Paulsen Penguin Kids !! 💚 Can’t wait to share AXO with you all! Adriana Domínguez is not on X ACM Kids & Illustration

Coming soon: new projects from Ismée Williams, @ErikaDraws, Charlotte Gunnufson, Ana Aranda + more bit.ly/3U2jhTo

So excited for Eight-Nine-Tengineers,! #EcoFriendly #STEM story from Disney Books Planet Possible Spring 2026! Counting myself lucky to work with agent @SamBFarkas, editor Sylvie Frank and #illustrator Ana Aranda

Congrats to you and to Ana Aranda and fellow @LatinxKidLitBFer Ismée Williams! Wonderful to see you all together with wonderful upcoming titles!

EIGHT-NINE-TENGINEERS will be a book in 2026! Adding up appreciation for agent @SamBFarkas of Jill Grinberg Literary, editor Sylvie Frank, illustrator Ana Aranda and the whole crew at Disney Books! #STEMEducation #picturebooks #WritingCommunity

¡Celebremos el #DíaDeMuertos este 2 de noviembre! 💀 Visita nuestro tradicional altar y el mural de la artista Ana Aranda, en honor al inframundo azteca de los niños: CHICHIHUACUAUHCO. Además de una exposición, cortos, música, pan de muerto, ¡y más! Info: bit.ly/4dPiFaF

SCBWI celebrated Halloween by attending HALLO-READ, an event hosted by the President and First Lady at The White House. This year’s theme was selected by Dr. Biden, who was a teacher for over 40 years. She incorporated her love of reading into this spooktacular event.

It's a party! 🥳💀 On Día de Muertos, there are food, games, y lo más importante: family stories that remind us the living and los muertos are connected 🧡 Listen to Ana Aranda's NUESTRA CELEBRACIÓN DEL DÍA DE MUERTOS, read by Cynthia de Pando 🎧 bit.ly/3C9Zn2D

Recently authors visited the White House, a YA novelist enjoyed a launch event, + more in this week’s In Brief roundup bit.ly/3YQjA57