Kirkus reviewed my first fiction picture book A SLED FOR GABO! Check out the full review here. A SLED FOR GABO will be published in January 2021 by Atheneum (an imprint of Simon & Schuster) alongside a Spanish edition, UN TRINEO PARA GABO. You can pre-order a copy in English or Spanish now!
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Cover Reveal on Bookpage!
I’m thrilled that the cover of A SLED FOR GABO/UN TRINEO PARA GABO, my first fiction picture book, is now ready for the world to see! Bookpage did an amazing cover reveal feature that includes a sneak peek of the text and interior spreads. The illustrator, Ana Ramírez González, was a visual development artist for…
Watch the replay: Politics & Prose event with Adam Gidwitz
Yesterday Adam Gidwitz and I launched our co-authored book, THE UNICORN RESCUE SOCIETY: THE MADRE DE AGUAS OF CUBA with the wonderful people at Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington D.C. We were sorry not to be there in person, but one advantage of the digital event? It was recorded and you can watch it…
THE MADRE DE AGUAS OF CUBA out today!
I am so thrilled that my book for Adam Gidwitz’s Unicorn Rescue Society series, THE MADRE DE AGUAS OF CUBA, is out today! You can order a copy from bookshop.org, which supports independent bookstores, at this link. This book is perfect for kids ages 8-10, though I bet older kids and younger kids will enjoy…
A Mother’s Day Post for The Americano
I shared my experiences during the COVID epidemic and my thoughts on becoming a mom with The Americano. Check it out!
The Madre de Aguas of Cuba is an Amazon Best Book for May
I’m tickled that THE UNICORN RESCUE SOCIETY: THE MADRE DE AGUAS OF CUBA, co-authored with Adam Gidwitz, is an Amazon Best Book for May. You can check out the page here. THE MADRE DE AGUAS OF CUBA will be published in just under two weeks. You can pre-order a copy here!
New Moon Girls Podcast
It was fun talking to the folks at New Moon Girls about SILVER MEADOWS SUMMER! If you have a daughter around 8-12 years old, I recommend listening. Check out the interview here. In other good news, did you know that SILVER MEADOWS SUMMER is coming out in paperback? You can pre-order the paperback from Bookshop.org…
Online Resources Round-Up
A lot of people have written to me over the last few days asking ways kids can continue to engage with my books in the middle of cancelled school and Skype visits. The great news is that books are the original distance learning tools! Here are a few resources I wanted to highlight: Video about…