Thank you to these great platforms for supporting my work and storytelling!
LOTERÍA (Knopf, 2021)
- Chicago ComicCon Panelist – The End… Is only the Beginning: Reimagining Classic Tales for Today’s World (April 2023)
- Chicago ComicCon Panelist – Making Modern Magic: Diversifying Children’s Fantasy (March 2023)
- Alebrijes Review – México Mágico finds a home in the pages of Lotería (Nov 2022)
- Tome Society It List for 2022-2023 (September 2022)
- Vermont Golden Dome Book Award Nominee (July 2022)
- International Latino Book Award – Honorable Mention (July 2022)
- 2022 Américas Award – Commended Title (May 2022)
- Outstanding Merit on Banks Street Best Children’s Books List (9-12) (April 2022)
- North Texas Teen Book Festival – Final Fantasy (March 2022)
- Drew Barrymore Show spotlight (Jan 2022)
- A Mighty Girl’s 2021 Best Books of the Year (Jan 2022)
- PEOPLE’s Pick for Best Children’s Books 2021 (Dec 2021)
- School Library Journal Interview with Betsy Bird (Oct 2021)
- The Horn Book | Publisher’s Preview – Five Questions (Sept 2021)
- ALA Booklist Shelf-Care Interview (Sept 2021)
- Hispanic Heritage Month Essay – What Are We Celebrating? (Sept 2021)
- Las Musas Book Blog (Sept 2021)
- Reading with Your Kids Podcast (Sept 2021)
- YA Book Central – Author Spotlight (Sept 2021)
- Latinx in Kidlit – Spotlight on Lotería (Sept 2021)
- NPR Sunday Weekend Edition – In ‘Lotería,’ Life And Death Battle For A Girl’s Fate (Sept 2021)
- LA Public Library – Your Author Series (Aug 2021)
- ALA Booklist – Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month (Aug 2021)
- Mr. Schu Reads Blog (Feb 2021)
MY SUPER SCIENCE HEROES (Sourcebooks)
- Science Connected Magazine (April 2021)
- Kidlit Oasis (Rosie Pova) (March 2021)
- Kidlit 411 (March 2021)
- Las Musas Blog (March 2021)
- Picturebook Builders (March 2021)
- Tara Lazar – Writing For Kids (While Raising Them) (March 2021)
- Children’s Book Insider (March 2020)
- Inkygirl (Debbie Ridpath Ohi) (March 2020)
- Maria Marshall (April 2020)
- Katelyn Aronson (April 2020)
- From the Mixed Up Files (Jennifer Swanson) (April 2020)
- This Just Read (Amber Hendricks) (April 2020)
- Writing and Illustrating (Kathy Temean) (April 2020)
- Kaitlyn Sanchez (May 2020)
- Johnell DeWitt (May 2020)
Webinars
- Latinx Kidlit Book Festival Panel: Beyond the Sorting Hat: Celebrating Latinx Fantasy. (Oct 2022)
- Latinx Kidlit Book Festival Panel: Middle and Marvelous: Middle Grade Character Who Steal Your Heart (Dec 2021)
- Authors Guild Webinar – From Manuscript to Marketplace (Nov 2021)
- Miami Book Fair – Virtual Pachanga: The Middle Grade Fantasy Edition (Nov 2021)
- Interview with From the Mixed Up Files of Middle Grade Authors (Nov 2021)
- Politics & Prose Live Panel – Alda Dobbs, Pam Muñoz Ryan, Karla A. Valenti and moderated by David Bowles (Sept 2021)
- Words & Whimsy Book Club – Author chat (Sept 2021)
- Picture Book Workshop and Q&A – Not Just Retelling;TELLING IT FRESH
- Latinx Kidlit Book Festival Panel: Draw Off! Alebrije Fantasy Creatures