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Alexandra Alessandri
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🇨🇴🇺🇸 Children's Author. Educator. Next in '24: Our Wold: Colombia, Lupita's Hurricane Palomitas, & Grow Up, Luchy Zapata. Rep: Deborah Warren @ East West Literary Agency.
Happy 1st birthday, Lupita! 🥳

Illus by Anastasiya Kanavaliuk & pubbed by Beaming Books, LUPITA’S HURRICANE PALOMITAS is a story about hurricanes but also about kindness in the midst of a storm.

More here, including where to buy & fantastic educator's guide: alexandraalessandri.com/hurricane-pa...
May 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This Sat, 4/26 is #IndieBookstoreDay!

Get a free signed bookplate + swag for any of my books purchased from an indie bookstore in the U.S. on 4/26!

Fill out this form & I'll drop in the mail: forms.gle/FBEQYcm4m9vx...

Thank you for supporting indie bookstores!
April 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Let’s do this #storystorm2025!
January 1, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I can't wait to meet educators and author friends this week at #NCTE24!! This is probably one of my favorite conferences, both as an educator and author.

Here's where to find me on Friday and Saturday!!
November 18, 2024 at 1:37 PM
ALL THE LOVE UNDER THE VAST SKY, an anthology of verse stories for teens, edited by @kipwilsonwrites.bsky.social received really lovely praise from Kirkus Reviews: "Love wins in this enjoyable, well-executed anthology."

View full review here: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
October 4, 2024 at 2:54 PM
OUR WORLD: COLOMBIA has been out for 6 months (on Oct 2)! 🥳 🇨🇴

This #boardbook written by me, illus by Manu Montoya, & pubbed by Barefoot Books has received so much love, & I’m forever grateful. Also love seeing the excitement of fellow #Colombians when they spot this book. 🥰❤️
October 4, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Teacher friends! My publisher created a fantabulous art project for students based on the project Luchy's given in my MG novel GROW UP, LUCHY ZAPATA (ages 8-12). I had so much fun creating it for the story, & I'm excited to see it live now.

Here's the link: bit.ly/3TWbmH5
October 3, 2024 at 1:16 PM
The news is out!! I’m so, so THRILLED to be working with Sarah Rockett, Sleeping Bear Press, & Dana Sanmar again!! 🤩

FLY, PAJARITO, FLY will soar into shelves in 2026! It’s a sweet mother daughter story that has its humble origins in the nightly walks I had with my mami.
August 23, 2024 at 12:17 PM
If you can't make the in-person launch/readaloud, you can still preorder OUR WORLD: COLOMBIA from my local indie Books and Books toreceive a signed/personalized book, sticker, & bookmark!

Preorder here: shop.booksandbooks.com/book/9798888...
March 12, 2024 at 12:16 PM
3 weeks until the release of OUR WORLD: COLOMBIA, written by me, illus by Manu Montoya & pubbed by
Barefoot Books as part of their Our World series!

Also: Join me on Sat 4/6 @ 12pm at Books & Books Suniland for a storytime, craft, & signing. Register for this free event here: bit.ly/4bWqGLk
March 12, 2024 at 12:14 PM
Barnes & Noble is having their 25% off preorders sale! If you're preordering any books from them, be sure to use the code PREORDER25 when checking out! Sale ends 1/26.

My 2024 books available for preorder now: www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Alexandra%...
January 24, 2024 at 3:48 PM
GROW UP, LUCHY ZAPATA, my new MG—full of friendship drama, identity crises, soccer, art, & food—comes out in 6 MONTHS (7.23.24), from Atheneum/S&S, & I'm celebrating by sharing this beautiful blurb from Andrea Beatriz Arango, author of IVELIZ EXPLAINS IT ALL & SOMETHING LIKE HOME. 🥰

bit.ly/3tAsFU1
January 24, 2024 at 11:23 AM
#Miami friends: Join me for the launch of our board book OUR WORLD: COLOMBIA, illustrated by Manu Montoya & pubbed by Barefoot Books as part of their fantastic Our World series!

When: Sat. April 6 @ 12 pm EST
Where: Books and Books Suniland

Perfect for babies & toddlers, 0-4.
January 18, 2024 at 1:38 PM
🌟Paperback Preorder Campaign 🌟

Preorder the paperback of The Enchanted Life of Valentina Mejía by 2.12.24 from my local indie Books and Books, & you'll receive a signed & personalized copy + a bookmark, sticker, & brag tag!

Preorder here: bit.ly/3WabhxZ
January 8, 2024 at 1:57 PM
Anastasiya Kanavaliuk's and my picture book, LUPITA'S HURRICANE PALOMITAS, releases in 5 months from Beaming Books! It's about a girl who finds a pair of baby pigeons just as a hurricane descends on her town. It's about extending kindness to others even while facing fears of our own. bit.ly/3XIYaWR
December 21, 2023 at 12:35 PM
Paperbacks of THE ENCHANTED LIFE OF VALENTINA MEJÍA come out on 2.13.24 & are available for preorder now! I'll be signing copies on release day, so if you'd like to preorder a signed & personalized book (+ swag!), preorder from
Books and Books today!

shop.booksandbooks.com/enchanted-li...
December 19, 2023 at 1:20 PM
There are signed copies of ISABEL AND HER COLORES GO TO SCHOOL and YHE ENCHANTED LIFE OF VALENTINA MEJÍA at Books and Books!! Just in time for the holidays. 🥳

#miami #localauthor #colombian #colombia #indiebookstore #picturebook #bilingual #socialemotionallearning #mgfantasy #mythsandlegends
December 9, 2023 at 2:57 PM
Just realized that OUR WORLD: COLOMBIA releases in less than 4 months! This board book, beautifully illustrated by Manu Montoya & published by Barefoot Books as part of their OUR WORLD series, releases on 4.2.24 & takes little ones across Colombia. More here: alexandraalessandri.com/our-world-co...
December 4, 2023 at 5:43 PM