Author and illustrator of GIGI and OJIJI DUMPLINGS for LILI, SOUP DAY and PIZZA DAY 🍕 Rep'd by CATugeau Agency @the_cat_agency 🦄
Brooklyn, NY
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a Banquet for Cecilia, by @jleungbooks is now available for pre-order!
Today (9/4) until 9/6 @BNBuzz is having a 25% off sale on pre-orders of this book for BN premium and rewards members!
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If Kamala Harris and Tim Walz WIN the election, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, a fellow Democrat, would become Minnesota’s next governor.
She would be the first female governor in Minnesota and the first Native American woman to serve as governor in the country.
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Are you hungry? Kirkus says, EMPANADAS FOR EVERYONE is “A yum for the tum.”
This story was inspired by my grandmother’s delicious Puerto Rican cuisine & the diverse neighborhood I grew up in Queens, New York.
@lunartcy19 illos are heartwarming & capture the spirit of community!
Thank you, Kary! It was so so great to meet you there!
The chance to honor @michaelemberley @meliwai @artbyvikram @aportisa & Sergio Ruzzier with the Geisel Award & Honors was the thrill of my career. They are talented creators but also good and kind and lovely people. Thank you to @wearealsc for making dreams come true at #ALAAC23
Read this article in @nytimes then had to look up the cartoon! The best Modern Love story I've read in years.
It's never too late to start creating!❤️❤️ nytimes.com/2023/06/16/style…
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This week’s #cbad the kick off the first week of summer learning! Eyes that Kiss in the Corners @JoannaHoWrites The Day You Begin @JackieWoodson @rafaellopezart The Rabbit Listened @CoriDoerrfeld Hope is a Hop @kmoorebooks @meliwai #read #picturebooks #classroombookaday @K9sOaks – at Plainfield, IL
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Q for my #kidlit #picturebook friends & #AskALibrarian :
What are some of the most inspiring, powerfully written PB bios you've read?
I'm looking to share some w/ my children. I'd also love to find some with interesting/artistic structures such as Before She was Harriet. Thx!
To all the Mom's -- Happy Mother's Day!
#mom #mothersday #gouache #illustration_art #illustration instagr.am/p/CsOZc0zucMo/
I'll be at @greenlightbklyn at the Fulton St. store tomorrow at 11:30 reading WHAT'S IN A NAME?
It's the second book in my Gigi and Ojiji series, and it's about our different names (given, middle, nicknames) and what it means for our identities and how… instagr.am/p/CsJfgPuOBbg/
Had an amazing day with @wainsworldlicensing at @surtexshow! I didn't take enough photos as usual. 😢I finally got to meet so many wonderful people in the agency and not everyone is pictured here! I'm the luckiest girl to beer included among these ama… instagr.am/p/CsHEQYvO8H_/
Thanks so much for including, @FirstBook! ❤️
Gigi and Ojiji by Melissa Iwai is a Geisel Honor Book! Congratulations to @meliwai. Explore the book here! - bit.ly/3Jtlra6
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Had so much fun celebrating HOPE IS A HOP, talking about bunnies, story seeds, writing, and magic!✨ on the #ReadingwithyourKids #podcast! Check it out here!🎧💗🌱📚✨⬇️
@penguinkids @PenguinClass @penguinusa 💕🐇🌸
loom.ly/u74ClPc Spring Is Here! Time to get out in your garden and be with the plants, flowers and...bunnies! Katrina Moore is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new #PictureBook Hope Is A Hop. #Spring #Family #Bunnies @jedliemagic @kmoorebooks
I am so thrilled and honored to have GIGI AND OJIJI be in the company of the awesome books that are included in the Bank Street Children's College of Education' s Best Books of the Year 2023 Edition!!! GIGI AND OJIJI is in the 5-9 year old Beginning Rea… instagr.am/p/Cr340Q4vEo3/
I am so thrilled and honored to have GIGI AND OJIJI be included in the Bank Street College of Education Children's Best Books of the Year 2023 Edition in the 5-9 year old Beginning Reader category!!
#childrensbooks
Thank you @BankStreetLib
@HarperChildrens @the_cat_agency!
Happy first day of AAPI month!
#Repost @harperkids with @use.repost
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Discover a world of diverse voices and captivating stories with our selection of books featuring Asian characters and culture!
📚Books featured:
- Dim Sum, Here We Come! by @ma… instagr.am/p/CrtCQzegwl9/
Gigi and Ojiji Food For Thought is now available for pre-order! Link in profile.
I'm so excited to share this book as it has to do with my favorite thing to write about : Food! 😃😃😃
A Geisel Honor–winning series!
Join Gigi as she tries natto, a tra… instagr.am/p/Crg7OsgPdp8/
Yesterday was a great day! Thank you, @booksofwonder for having us! It was such a treat to hear stories read by @jackie_azua_kramer and Jonah
Kramer, @illustrationlombardi @katrinamoore1011 @danah.kim ! I also loved hearing the backstories behind these… instagr.am/p/Crbgf6IPdku/
