Yesterday I wrapped up my teaching residency program, school has a couple more weeks to go. It’s been intense, but not as intense as the last couple years of my life. I am so proud of what I have been able to build this year, so when I received
👀 Look at what the amazing educator @shanacruzthompson created with the young artists/students at High Plains Elementary!!! It may be one of the sweetest, most touching responses inspired from my debut In The Groves. Educators are the best! Artists
I can’t express how much I love visiting schools and sharing In The Groves! Last week was my final school visit of the year. I loved seeing all the smiling faces and the best librarian who shared my same name @isabellabirdcommunityschool I fel
📚✂️✏️Wrapping up the school year on Author visits. Somehow even with teacher training, homework, teaching in a 1st grade classroom, single parenting, and settling into all sorts of new routines I was able to visit 10 schools this school year to cele
A little gift for myself to make it feel official. It’s been 11 months in my new home, but the studio took awhile to pull together. This was the final touch. Now….time to fill sketchbooks and blank sheets of paper with amazing stories. ?
I am blessed with some talented, kind, wonderful friends who are also creators. Here are some of their beautiful books! @denisevegabooks @cicchese.art @writerjolene @annieherzig ☃️💙🐈
Some recent In The Groves sightings from my lovely sister-in-law and fellow creator friend @annieherzig (Boulder B&N and Fort Collins Library) 🧡🍊🥰 #kidlit #kidlitartist #kidlitauthor #kidlitart #childrensbooks #latinxkidlit #childrensbookillu
I haven’t been around socials much lately, but wanted to share some book updates. School visits! I love them! I’ve had the pleasure of visiting 4 schools in 2 states so far this year and I have a few more booked. I’d love to visit y
Getting messy in the studio with some fun new art supplies. A mix of kid supplies and some beautiful inks. ☺️ #kidlit #kidlitartist #kidlitauthor #kidlitart #childrensbooks #latinxkidlit #childrensbookillustration #kidsbooks #childrensbookart #child
2025 has already so much heaviness, but amidst all of it I found my way into my new studio for the first time since I moved into my new place after so many hard transitions. Here I am….working on Book 2…not quietly, but quite loudly. An
So thrilled to be included in the Center for Multicultural Children’s Literature best multicultural children’s books of 2024! 🥰😊🍊🧡 What an honor and to be in such good company! This is only a small capture of the beautiful books incl