Happy book birthday to BOX OF DREAMS by Faith - BOX OF DREAMS is out in the world! and Christine Almeda!

One and Done, a Black, Queer, Higher Ed, Bay Area romance novel comes out 6/11/24 on Bold Strokes Books: boldstrokesbooks.com/books/one-and-…. Chapter 1 excerpt up now on my website: fredericklsmith.com ✍🏾📚🌈💕 #BlackRomance #MMRomance #RomanceReaders #QueerRomance #PrideMonth

✨Celebrating JAHM by sharing a few concept sketches from my debut PB, Hanukkah Pajamakkahs. Olga & Aleksey Ivanov did a fantastic job!! 👏❤️ @ivanovs_hyland_studio Sourcebooks Kids Preorder info ⬇️ (darahenry.com) or read.sourcebooks.com/for-children/9…

SoCal friends... check out this awesome storytime with a beautiful book filled with big feelings, by amazing debut author... Arlene Abundis

Everyone in our house (including the pups) is excited about this week's #libraryhaul 📚 This fabulous #KidLitbookstack features *two* debut authors from PB_Soar24, Kealani Netane and Faith - BOX OF DREAMS is out in the world! ✨

Look at these GORGEOUS books that just arrived! TALA LEARNS TO SIVA and BOX OF DREAMS 🎉Kealani Netane Faith - BOX OF DREAMS is out in the world! PB_Soar24

So incredibly excited for Terisa and Lucyola’s book!! This is such an important story. If there’s any possible way that a map illustrated by Lucyola could be sold alongside this book, please do it! I have been looking for a kid friendly Pacific centered map!

NEW blog post up! ✨ I share early character sketches from BOX OF DREAMS 📦 Available to read on my website!

It was so wonderful to have this conversation with Nancy! She has an incredible podcast, and my episode is out in the world today! Hope you can take a listen to mine and the many others she has produced!

Exciting! 🎉 My friend Faith - BOX OF DREAMS is out in the world! is doing a book signing event at A Seat at the Table Books in Sacramento area this Saturday, 5/25/24, 11:30 am. 📚 Learn more about Faith’s new book Box of Dreams. eventbrite.com/o/a-seat-at-th…

Virtual Book Launch + Giveaway! Join us on 6/2 at 12 pm ET for a celebration of INTO THE MIGHTY SEA & ABUELO’S FLOWER SHOP! You might win one of our books + swag 🌼🎨 RSVP here: bit.ly/3Uvvn7W Deise Lino Arlene Abundis Cynthia Alonso Beaming Books HarperKids

Get to know the authors Arlene Abundis and Jackie Morera 🌻 ABUELO’S FLOWER SHOP is out now!! Arlene Abundis is the author of INTO THE MIGHTY SEA and Jackie Morera is the author of ABUELO’S FLOWER SHOP. Both of their beautiful books arrive on 6/4 and are available for preorder now (links in bio).

I'm having coast to coast parties for AVA LIN!!! So excited to add an East Coast event, where I'll be in conversation with Jarrett Lerner at Newtonville Books on June 20 at 6pm! And don't miss me w/ Christine Evans at Linden Tree Books on June 9 at 11am! bit.ly/454aNQ2

Thank you to everyone who joined our virtual launch party today. It was such a joy to celebrate with Deise Lino Arlene Abundis Cynthia Alonso, Nicole, and all of you 🌼🎨 & thank you Kristi Mahoney 📚 ALPACAS MAKE TERRIBLE LIBRARIANS for the photos!

INTO THE MIGHTY SEA is out today! What a beautiful and profound journey it’s been with the magnificent Cynthia Alonso and the HarperKids team which includes the wonderful Carolina Ortiz and Honee Jang! Thank you to my amazing agent Monica Rodriguez 🇲🇽 for sailing with me!

It’s launch day for AVA LIN, BEST FRIEND!!! Thank you to the team at Candlewick Press, my agent Elizabeth Bennett, and my critique partners Christine Evans and Faith - BOX OF DREAMS is out in the world!! bit.ly/3vSH8Mx

🌻💛 It’s official! 💛🌻 ABUELO’S FLOWER SHOP is now available wherever books are sold! Thank you Beaming Books for this tremendous opportunity to share this story with readers & Deise Lino for bringing it to life. I’m off to cry now 🥹

This is so amazing!! Congratulations Arlene Abundis - so well deserved for such a wonderful book 💗

Who will I see at American Library Association in San Diego in 2 weeks?! I can’t wait to see and hug author friends in person as well as connect with librarians while I sign DEAR MR. G in the Union Square & Co. booth on Saturday 29th at 11am-noon.

Writing children's books is definitely not one that you can do alone, and I'm so grateful for supportive authors and creatives! Thanks Dara Henry for your support and for posting this, and Rachell Abalos OUR NIPA HUT Feb 6 🇵🇭🇺🇸 it was so lovely to meet you too!