Cristina Oxtra, 🇵🇭 author
@cristinaoxtra.bsky.social
2025 Minnesota Book Awards Finalist. 2025 Midland Authors Awards Honoree. 2025 McKnight Fellowship Honorable Mention. MFAC ‘19. Veteran. IG: @kickbuttwriter.
🎃 Spooktacular trunk-and-treat at the Broken Clock Brewing on Oct. 26! Chilled with kidlit friends, handed out candies and swag, sold and signed books, and cheered for people who won books in a drawing. Thanks, Read with Me MN and Broken Clock Brewing. #kidsbooks @kidscanpress.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 2:16 AM
🎃 Spooktacular trunk-and-treat at the Broken Clock Brewing on Oct. 26! Chilled with kidlit friends, handed out candies and swag, sold and signed books, and cheered for people who won books in a drawing. Thanks, Read with Me MN and Broken Clock Brewing. #kidsbooks @kidscanpress.bsky.social
🇵🇭 October is #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth and it was a pleasure to serve as guest of honor at the Cultural Society of Filipino Americans’ gala Oct, 25. I delivered remarks and inducted the new and returning board members at the Kentucky Derby-themed event. Thanks, CSFA.
#filipinoamericancommunity
#filipinoamericancommunity
October 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
🇵🇭 October is #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth and it was a pleasure to serve as guest of honor at the Cultural Society of Filipino Americans’ gala Oct, 25. I delivered remarks and inducted the new and returning board members at the Kentucky Derby-themed event. Thanks, CSFA.
#filipinoamericancommunity
#filipinoamericancommunity
Photos from the MN STEM Book Fest at The Bakken Museum in Minneapolis on Oct. 12. Fun day with friends, families, readers of all ages, and the STEM and literacy community! Thanks, The Thinking Spot and @thebakkenator.bsky.social. #stemeducation @kidscanpress.bsky.social @capstonepub.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Photos from the MN STEM Book Fest at The Bakken Museum in Minneapolis on Oct. 12. Fun day with friends, families, readers of all ages, and the STEM and literacy community! Thanks, The Thinking Spot and @thebakkenator.bsky.social. #stemeducation @kidscanpress.bsky.social @capstonepub.bsky.social
🎃 Looking forward to this event this Sunday!
October 25, 2025 at 11:51 AM
🎃 Looking forward to this event this Sunday!
Can’t wait to do this with my fellow FilAm authors! October is Filipino American History Month. We’re coming together to share content from #filam creators all month! Follow #FAHMbookstatour and #Filtheshelves! @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @kidscanpress.bsky.social @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Can’t wait to do this with my fellow FilAm authors! October is Filipino American History Month. We’re coming together to share content from #filam creators all month! Follow #FAHMbookstatour and #Filtheshelves! @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @kidscanpress.bsky.social @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
Sometimes, shaking your head or rolling your eyes isn’t enough. Sometimes, you have to use humor to get through things and maintain sanity. #humor #humorismedicineforthesoul #funnies #laugh #laughoutloud
September 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Sometimes, shaking your head or rolling your eyes isn’t enough. Sometimes, you have to use humor to get through things and maintain sanity. #humor #humorismedicineforthesoul #funnies #laugh #laughoutloud
Thanks to the Anderson Center in Red Wing for a fun day at the Minnesota Children's Book Festival last Saturday! Did a presentation and read my book, What Lolo Wants, to festival goers and connected with families, educators, and librarians. @kidscanpress.bsky.social @capstonepub.bsky.social #kidlit
September 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Thanks to the Anderson Center in Red Wing for a fun day at the Minnesota Children's Book Festival last Saturday! Did a presentation and read my book, What Lolo Wants, to festival goers and connected with families, educators, and librarians. @kidscanpress.bsky.social @capstonepub.bsky.social #kidlit
I’ll be on the “So You Want to Write Books for Kids?” virtual panel with my fellow Minnesota BIPOC Kidlit Creators on Oct. 7. See also other presentations by other members. For more details, visit the Hennepin County Library website. @hamlinemfac.bsky.social #kidlit
@kidscanpress.bsky.social
@kidscanpress.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I’ll be on the “So You Want to Write Books for Kids?” virtual panel with my fellow Minnesota BIPOC Kidlit Creators on Oct. 7. See also other presentations by other members. For more details, visit the Hennepin County Library website. @hamlinemfac.bsky.social #kidlit
@kidscanpress.bsky.social
@kidscanpress.bsky.social
August 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Join us for story time fun at @mallofamericaa.bsky.social this Saturday! @kidscanpress.bsky.social @mnbipockidlit.bsky.social @mprnews.org @mnbipockidlit.bsky.social
August 5, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Join us for story time fun at @mallofamericaa.bsky.social this Saturday! @kidscanpress.bsky.social @mnbipockidlit.bsky.social @mprnews.org @mnbipockidlit.bsky.social
Great time at story time at the local @barnesandnoble, where for years I dreamed of seeing my book on the shelves. The store now has signed copies of What Lolo Wants, Teen Titans GO!: Mother Mae-Eye’s Creature Calamity, and Red Riding Hood! @kidscanpress.bsky.social @capstonepub.bsky.social #kidlit
July 31, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Great time at story time at the local @barnesandnoble, where for years I dreamed of seeing my book on the shelves. The store now has signed copies of What Lolo Wants, Teen Titans GO!: Mother Mae-Eye’s Creature Calamity, and Red Riding Hood! @kidscanpress.bsky.social @capstonepub.bsky.social #kidlit
What Lolo Wants is part of the beautiful book cover display in the AAPI Voices’ cabin at the @highlightsfound.bsky.social Honored to be in the company of such brilliant authors! Happy to contribute to the foundation’s efforts supporting writers of color. #aapi #aapivoices @kidscanpress.bsky.social
July 23, 2025 at 2:12 AM
What Lolo Wants is part of the beautiful book cover display in the AAPI Voices’ cabin at the @highlightsfound.bsky.social Honored to be in the company of such brilliant authors! Happy to contribute to the foundation’s efforts supporting writers of color. #aapi #aapivoices @kidscanpress.bsky.social
Join me for story time at Barnes & Noble, Burnsville, MN, 10:45 a.m. July 26. I’ll also give out swag and sign What Lolo Wants, Teen Titans Go! Multiverse Adventures series, and Red Riding Hood (graphic novel) until 2 p.m.
@kidscanpress.bsky.social @capstonepub.bsky.social @barnesandnoble.com
@kidscanpress.bsky.social @capstonepub.bsky.social @barnesandnoble.com
July 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Join me for story time at Barnes & Noble, Burnsville, MN, 10:45 a.m. July 26. I’ll also give out swag and sign What Lolo Wants, Teen Titans Go! Multiverse Adventures series, and Red Riding Hood (graphic novel) until 2 p.m.
@kidscanpress.bsky.social @capstonepub.bsky.social @barnesandnoble.com
@kidscanpress.bsky.social @capstonepub.bsky.social @barnesandnoble.com
Great time at the CSFA’s 🇵🇭 Philippine Day yesterday! Fellow Filipino author Selina Li Bi and I were at the @redballoonbookshop.bsky.social. We signed books, ate Filipino food, saw performances, and connected with our Filipino community. @kidscanpress.bsky.social @capstonepub.bsky.social
July 21, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Great time at the CSFA’s 🇵🇭 Philippine Day yesterday! Fellow Filipino author Selina Li Bi and I were at the @redballoonbookshop.bsky.social. We signed books, ate Filipino food, saw performances, and connected with our Filipino community. @kidscanpress.bsky.social @capstonepub.bsky.social
Great time reading my book, giving away books, and seeing the pages on signs for a story stroll at the Midtown Farmers Market in Minneapolis last Saturday! Thanks Picture Book Parade and to everyone who joined the fun. What Lolo Wants published by @kidscanpress.bsky.social #childrensbooks #kidlit
July 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Great time reading my book, giving away books, and seeing the pages on signs for a story stroll at the Midtown Farmers Market in Minneapolis last Saturday! Thanks Picture Book Parade and to everyone who joined the fun. What Lolo Wants published by @kidscanpress.bsky.social #childrensbooks #kidlit
July 13, 2025 at 2:07 AM
June 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
In challenging times…
June 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM
In challenging times…
Join me (What Lolo Wants) and fellow Minnesota authors, Sonya Trom Eayrs (Dodge County Inc.) and @wendywebbauthor (The Witches of Santo Stefano), for this event in Walker, Minnesota, on June 26!
Books will be available for purchase. @loftliterarycenter @hamlinemfac #minnesotaauthors @kidscanpress
Books will be available for purchase. @loftliterarycenter @hamlinemfac #minnesotaauthors @kidscanpress
June 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Join me (What Lolo Wants) and fellow Minnesota authors, Sonya Trom Eayrs (Dodge County Inc.) and @wendywebbauthor (The Witches of Santo Stefano), for this event in Walker, Minnesota, on June 26!
Books will be available for purchase. @loftliterarycenter @hamlinemfac #minnesotaauthors @kidscanpress
Books will be available for purchase. @loftliterarycenter @hamlinemfac #minnesotaauthors @kidscanpress
Fun evening at the #AAPIHeritageMonth celebration with fellow local #AAPI authors and illustrators at Big Hill Books in Minneapolis last Thursday. #AAPIMonth #AAPIProud #childrensbooks @kidscanpress
June 4, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Fun evening at the #AAPIHeritageMonth celebration with fellow local #AAPI authors and illustrators at Big Hill Books in Minneapolis last Thursday. #AAPIMonth #AAPIProud #childrensbooks @kidscanpress
Great time with my fellow MN BIPOC Kidlit Creatives at the Flint Hills Festival at the Ordway Center in St. Paul last weekend! We read stories to families, gave away free books, and connected with our Minnesota community. #kidlit #minnesotafun #childrensbooks #WeNeedDiverseBooks @KidsCanPress
June 4, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Great time with my fellow MN BIPOC Kidlit Creatives at the Flint Hills Festival at the Ordway Center in St. Paul last weekend! We read stories to families, gave away free books, and connected with our Minnesota community. #kidlit #minnesotafun #childrensbooks #WeNeedDiverseBooks @KidsCanPress
As a former educator, I love visiting schools. Thanks to Prodeo Academy in St. Paul for the chance to visit last week. Read What Lolo Wants to the fantastic kindergarteners and 1st graders and we drew animals. For an author visit, go to www.cristinaoxtra.com. @kidscanpress.bsky.social #kidsbooks
June 3, 2025 at 1:11 AM
As a former educator, I love visiting schools. Thanks to Prodeo Academy in St. Paul for the chance to visit last week. Read What Lolo Wants to the fantastic kindergarteners and 1st graders and we drew animals. For an author visit, go to www.cristinaoxtra.com. @kidscanpress.bsky.social #kidsbooks
Celebrate #aapiheritagemonth at a special event at @bighillbooks tomorrow with book creators from the #aapi community. Ten educators will win a free author visit for next school year. Big Hill Books offers educators 20% off all purchases daily. Register: www.bighillbooks.com/events/aapi-....
May 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Celebrate #aapiheritagemonth at a special event at @bighillbooks tomorrow with book creators from the #aapi community. Ten educators will win a free author visit for next school year. Big Hill Books offers educators 20% off all purchases daily. Register: www.bighillbooks.com/events/aapi-....
Had fun at the Mother’s Day book fair at Surly! Thanks to @julianalbrandt, @rebeccaansariauthor, Surly, @redballoonbookshop, and all who stopped by. #kidlitcommunity #mothersday What Lolo Wants published by @kidscanpress. Teen Titans Go! Multiverse Adventures published by @capstonepub.#kidsbooks
May 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Had fun at the Mother’s Day book fair at Surly! Thanks to @julianalbrandt, @rebeccaansariauthor, Surly, @redballoonbookshop, and all who stopped by. #kidlitcommunity #mothersday What Lolo Wants published by @kidscanpress. Teen Titans Go! Multiverse Adventures published by @capstonepub.#kidsbooks