Gabriella Aldeman
@writebetween.bsky.social
Spanish translator and PB author. PAULA'S PATCHES (FreeSpiritBooks), SQUAWK OF SPANISH (Charlesbridge), SOMETIMES A DREAM (Versify, 2027).
I’m in! Excited to kick off 2026 with @taralazar.bsky.social’s StoryStorm challenge! ⛈️
Now to find a pretty notebook and get thinking…
Now to find a pretty notebook and get thinking…
December 27, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I’m in! Excited to kick off 2026 with @taralazar.bsky.social’s StoryStorm challenge! ⛈️
Now to find a pretty notebook and get thinking…
Now to find a pretty notebook and get thinking…
🎁 ‘tis the season!
A copy of Squawk of Spanish for:
🦜 bilingual families,
🧑🍳 amateur chefs,
🧸 anyone who’d like to hug this parrot squishmallow!
A copy of Paula’s Patches for:
🌷budding artists,
🧵relentless crafters, and
🍃kids concerned about the environment
A copy of Squawk of Spanish for:
🦜 bilingual families,
🧑🍳 amateur chefs,
🧸 anyone who’d like to hug this parrot squishmallow!
A copy of Paula’s Patches for:
🌷budding artists,
🧵relentless crafters, and
🍃kids concerned about the environment
December 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
🎁 ‘tis the season!
A copy of Squawk of Spanish for:
🦜 bilingual families,
🧑🍳 amateur chefs,
🧸 anyone who’d like to hug this parrot squishmallow!
A copy of Paula’s Patches for:
🌷budding artists,
🧵relentless crafters, and
🍃kids concerned about the environment
A copy of Squawk of Spanish for:
🦜 bilingual families,
🧑🍳 amateur chefs,
🧸 anyone who’d like to hug this parrot squishmallow!
A copy of Paula’s Patches for:
🌷budding artists,
🧵relentless crafters, and
🍃kids concerned about the environment
I was live on TV—what?!
Last Friday I had the honor of visiting the Fairfax Network studios where I was interviewed by Emily Godfrey for Meet the Author.
If you didn’t catch it live, go to my link in bio or rewatch here:
youtu.be/Eeih2R2GuqI
Thank you for having me!
Last Friday I had the honor of visiting the Fairfax Network studios where I was interviewed by Emily Godfrey for Meet the Author.
If you didn’t catch it live, go to my link in bio or rewatch here:
youtu.be/Eeih2R2GuqI
Thank you for having me!
Meet the Author - Gabriella Aldeman
YouTube video by DIT Labs - Fairfax County Public Schools
youtu.be
December 16, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I was live on TV—what?!
Last Friday I had the honor of visiting the Fairfax Network studios where I was interviewed by Emily Godfrey for Meet the Author.
If you didn’t catch it live, go to my link in bio or rewatch here:
youtu.be/Eeih2R2GuqI
Thank you for having me!
Last Friday I had the honor of visiting the Fairfax Network studios where I was interviewed by Emily Godfrey for Meet the Author.
If you didn’t catch it live, go to my link in bio or rewatch here:
youtu.be/Eeih2R2GuqI
Thank you for having me!
Reposted by Gabriella Aldeman
Signed copies make the best gifts! Here's just a fraction of the signed copies we have available at People's Book. Give us a call or email if you want us to put one on hold for you since they'll go fast! peoplesbooktakoma.com/contact/
December 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Signed copies make the best gifts! Here's just a fraction of the signed copies we have available at People's Book. Give us a call or email if you want us to put one on hold for you since they'll go fast! peoplesbooktakoma.com/contact/
Meet the Author is back! Tune in this Friday Dec 12 at 1pm. We’ll be chatting about Squawk of Spanish, Paula’s Patches, writing in English and Spanish, and taking student questions LIVE 🎉
Tune in: www.fcps.edu/about-fairfa...
Tune in: www.fcps.edu/about-fairfa...
December 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Meet the Author is back! Tune in this Friday Dec 12 at 1pm. We’ll be chatting about Squawk of Spanish, Paula’s Patches, writing in English and Spanish, and taking student questions LIVE 🎉
Tune in: www.fcps.edu/about-fairfa...
Tune in: www.fcps.edu/about-fairfa...
Reposted by Gabriella Aldeman
So excited for this next chapter with @pterlip.bsky.social and @marchsoloway.bsky.social!!!
December 3, 2025 at 1:09 AM
So excited for this next chapter with @pterlip.bsky.social and @marchsoloway.bsky.social!!!
Reposted by Gabriella Aldeman
Happy 10th anniversary and #SmallBusinessSaturday @scrawlbooks.bsky.social. Thankful for all that you do for the bookish community.
November 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Happy 10th anniversary and #SmallBusinessSaturday @scrawlbooks.bsky.social. Thankful for all that you do for the bookish community.
Come say hi! 👋
I’ll be stopping by @scrawlbooks.bsky.social to celebrate #SmallBusinessSaturday and their 10th anniversary this Saturday 11/29 at 11am.
I’ll be signing books and leading a craft— we’ll be making bookworm fidgets 📚🐛
See you there!
I’ll be stopping by @scrawlbooks.bsky.social to celebrate #SmallBusinessSaturday and their 10th anniversary this Saturday 11/29 at 11am.
I’ll be signing books and leading a craft— we’ll be making bookworm fidgets 📚🐛
See you there!
November 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Come say hi! 👋
I’ll be stopping by @scrawlbooks.bsky.social to celebrate #SmallBusinessSaturday and their 10th anniversary this Saturday 11/29 at 11am.
I’ll be signing books and leading a craft— we’ll be making bookworm fidgets 📚🐛
See you there!
I’ll be stopping by @scrawlbooks.bsky.social to celebrate #SmallBusinessSaturday and their 10th anniversary this Saturday 11/29 at 11am.
I’ll be signing books and leading a craft— we’ll be making bookworm fidgets 📚🐛
See you there!
Thank you so much for a fabulous visit, Friends Academy! My heart is full ✨
November 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Thank you so much for a fabulous visit, Friends Academy! My heart is full ✨
Reposted by Gabriella Aldeman
Watch: These schools are beating the odds in teaching kids to read @chadaldeman.bsky.social www.youtube.com/shorts/8hec1...
These Schools Are Beating the Odds in Teaching Kids to Read
YouTube video by The 74
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November 21, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Watch: These schools are beating the odds in teaching kids to read @chadaldeman.bsky.social www.youtube.com/shorts/8hec1...
What an amazing time at #VAASL! Thank you school librarians for all that you do day in and day out.
If you were at VAASL and we didn’t get to chat, please reach out via my website www.writebetween.com
#VAASLGold #VAASL50
If you were at VAASL and we didn’t get to chat, please reach out via my website www.writebetween.com
#VAASLGold #VAASL50
November 8, 2025 at 2:56 AM
What an amazing time at #VAASL! Thank you school librarians for all that you do day in and day out.
If you were at VAASL and we didn’t get to chat, please reach out via my website www.writebetween.com
#VAASLGold #VAASL50
If you were at VAASL and we didn’t get to chat, please reach out via my website www.writebetween.com
#VAASLGold #VAASL50
It was such a joy to join the 2025 Crozet BookFest Jr. as a featured presenter, sharing my book, Squawk of Spanish, and my love of bilingual storytelling, language, culture, and connection with local families.
November 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
It was such a joy to join the 2025 Crozet BookFest Jr. as a featured presenter, sharing my book, Squawk of Spanish, and my love of bilingual storytelling, language, culture, and connection with local families.
Haunted by 6-7 👻
November 1, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Haunted by 6-7 👻
Happy Halloween Wheek-end 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Happy Halloween Wheek-end 🎃
Happy Halloween 👻
October 31, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Happy Halloween 👻
The best Fall Festival: Crozet Book Fest 📚🍂
Thank you so much for having me. I felt all the bookish love!
Thank you so much for having me. I felt all the bookish love!
October 26, 2025 at 2:23 AM
The best Fall Festival: Crozet Book Fest 📚🍂
Thank you so much for having me. I felt all the bookish love!
Thank you so much for having me. I felt all the bookish love!
El Tanquecito won the Gold Medal for Best Picture Book Translation English to Spanish from the International Latino Book Awards! I loved working on this picture book translation in rhyme. And I’m so honored✨
October 26, 2025 at 2:21 AM
El Tanquecito won the Gold Medal for Best Picture Book Translation English to Spanish from the International Latino Book Awards! I loved working on this picture book translation in rhyme. And I’m so honored✨
Join me this Saturday at the Crozet Book Fest for leaf peeping, great coffee, and all the books 📚
Bring the littles to the Picture Panel! We’ll be at the Crozet Library at 9am.
See here: www.bluebirdcrozet.com/pages/crozet...
And here: charlottesvillefamily.com/crozet-book-...
Bring the littles to the Picture Panel! We’ll be at the Crozet Library at 9am.
See here: www.bluebirdcrozet.com/pages/crozet...
And here: charlottesvillefamily.com/crozet-book-...
October 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Join me this Saturday at the Crozet Book Fest for leaf peeping, great coffee, and all the books 📚
Bring the littles to the Picture Panel! We’ll be at the Crozet Library at 9am.
See here: www.bluebirdcrozet.com/pages/crozet...
And here: charlottesvillefamily.com/crozet-book-...
Bring the littles to the Picture Panel! We’ll be at the Crozet Library at 9am.
See here: www.bluebirdcrozet.com/pages/crozet...
And here: charlottesvillefamily.com/crozet-book-...
Reposted by Gabriella Aldeman
Psst! I am opening up to unagented children's book submissions *just for the month of October*! This is an exciting experiment. The email to send submissions to is OpenOctober@Sourcebooks.com. You can find out about what I'm looking for at www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/me...
Melissa Manlove – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
www.manuscriptwishlist.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Psst! I am opening up to unagented children's book submissions *just for the month of October*! This is an exciting experiment. The email to send submissions to is OpenOctober@Sourcebooks.com. You can find out about what I'm looking for at www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/me...
I’ll be at the Crozet Book Fest this Saturday, October 25.
Come for the books, stay for the cozy (fall vibes, good coffee, great company) 🫶
charlottesvillefamily.com/crozet-book-...
Come for the books, stay for the cozy (fall vibes, good coffee, great company) 🫶
charlottesvillefamily.com/crozet-book-...
Crozet Book Fest Jr. – A New Chapter for Young Readers
Join us for Crozet Book Fest Jr. where young readers meet their favorite authors and explore the joy of storytelling.
charlottesvillefamily.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I’ll be at the Crozet Book Fest this Saturday, October 25.
Come for the books, stay for the cozy (fall vibes, good coffee, great company) 🫶
charlottesvillefamily.com/crozet-book-...
Come for the books, stay for the cozy (fall vibes, good coffee, great company) 🫶
charlottesvillefamily.com/crozet-book-...
What a gorgeous day at Eat Local Read Local! Thank you to the staff at Loudoun County Public Library and everyone who stopped by to say hi!
Be sure to check out Squawk of Spanish’s story walk at Cascades Library in Loudoun County, VA 🦜
Be sure to check out Squawk of Spanish’s story walk at Cascades Library in Loudoun County, VA 🦜
October 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM
What a gorgeous day at Eat Local Read Local! Thank you to the staff at Loudoun County Public Library and everyone who stopped by to say hi!
Be sure to check out Squawk of Spanish’s story walk at Cascades Library in Loudoun County, VA 🦜
Be sure to check out Squawk of Spanish’s story walk at Cascades Library in Loudoun County, VA 🦜
Reposted by Gabriella Aldeman
Do these books make me look younger? They're NEW, & FABULOUS!! imaginationsoup.substack.com/p/fabulous-n... #kidlit
Fabulous New Kidlit Books, October 16, 2025
New Children's Books You'll Love: 4 Picture Books, 4 Middle Grade Books, 2 Nonfiction Books, & 3 Chapter Books!
imaginationsoup.substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Do these books make me look younger? They're NEW, & FABULOUS!! imaginationsoup.substack.com/p/fabulous-n... #kidlit
I'll be participating this year and can't wait! See you there 👋
Get ready for sweater weather, colorful leaves and Eat Local Read Local! This year’s book sale and festival features 70 local authors, food trucks, live music and activities for the whole family to enjoy.
#BookSale
#BookSale
October 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I'll be participating this year and can't wait! See you there 👋