Huge congrats! So well deserved, Los Plátanos Son Amor is such a beautiful book. 🍌📚

Thank you so much 💜❤️

⏰ AGAIN, PLEASE NOTE:
Today is your LAST day to sign up for Kweli's COLOR OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE CONFERENCE #Kweli25!

Registration MUST CLOSE today, Thursday, Apr 3, at 11:59pm.

The students were eager to learn more and asked thoughtful questions in both English and Spanish! If you're interested in working with me, I'll send you my details. I am fully booked all of February and March with limited availability in April. I also have availability in May and June.

I spoke about my work as an author and how the writing process involves a lot of reading and revising. I shared how my Dominican and Puerto Rican heritage, my work as a community organizer, my family, and personal experiences all inspire my stories and books.

Not just Brooklyn. The program now includes Brooklyn, Boston, LA county, San Diego, and Seattle public libraries.

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💗 I'm Proud of You by Craig Melvin and Sawyer Cloud
💗 The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson

Comment BOOKS and I'll DM you the list.

💗 The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad, S.K. Ali and Hatem Aly
💗 The Kindest Red by Ibtihaj Muhammad, S.K. Ali and Hatem Aly
💗 Nigel and the Moon by Antwan Eady and Gracey Zhang

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3 Free Virtual School Visits: Pre-order to enter a giveaway for ONE of THREE 30-minute virtual school visits!

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What do you get?

Printable Activity Pack: Every pre-order gets a FREE downloadable PDF with coloring pages, word searches, and fun facts about some of the icons featured in the book.

Rewards & Premium Members: get 25% off all formats—and Premium Members receive an extra 10% off print orders.

These sales only pop up a few times a year, so don’t miss out!

Thank you so much for maintaining this list! It is a great resource! I used it (and your awesome Starter Pack) to build this resource listing more details about all the pitch events we know about on BlueSky so far!

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Bid on amazing items, including the below from me:

⭐️30 minute knowledge share (let's talk about publishing pathways, getting an agent, editorial process, marketing, whatever you want)
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Heartbreaking 💔😭