Welcome!
Thank you so much for visiting my site! I write books for kids and am represented by Kaitlyn Sanchez at Bradford Literary Agency.
I worked with my friend Minoru Tonai to write a book, Unbreakable: A Japanese American Family in an American Incarceration Camp. This book is based closely on Min's and his family's experiences in incarceration camps in the 1940s, including their time in Amache in Colorado. This book is edited by Meredith Mundy, published by Abrams, and illustrated by Chris Sasaki. You can order a copy here!
My son Dakota and I co-wrote a book, Mamiachi and Me: My Mami's Mariachi Band, published by Abrams Books and illustrated by Mirelle Ortega. You can order a copy AND support an independent bookstore here--just put a note about how you'd like it personalized in the "checkout comments" part of your order.
My daughter Shaian and I co-wrote a book, The Ofrenda That We Built, published by Chronicle Books and illustrated by Gabby Zapata. You can order a personalized copy AND support an independent bookstore here.
My book, Too Much! An Overwhelming Day, illustrated by Angel Chang, is published by Abrams. You can order a copy and support an independent bookstore here--just put a note about how you'd like it personalized in the "checkout comments" part of your order.
My son Dakota and I co-wrote a book, Mamiachi and Me: My Mami's Mariachi Band, published by Abrams Books and illustrated by Mirelle Ortega. You can order a copy AND support an independent bookstore here--just put a note about how you'd like it personalized in the "checkout comments" part of your order.
My daughter Shaian and I co-wrote a book, The Ofrenda That We Built, published by Chronicle Books and illustrated by Gabby Zapata. You can order a personalized copy AND support an independent bookstore here.
My book, Too Much! An Overwhelming Day, illustrated by Angel Chang, is published by Abrams. You can order a copy and support an independent bookstore here--just put a note about how you'd like it personalized in the "checkout comments" part of your order.
I've written a nonfiction middle grade book, Bionic Beasts: Saving Animal Lives with Artificial Flippers, Legs, and Beaks, published by Lerner/Millbrook Press. My editor and I worked very hard to tell the stories of animals who have been helped by technology and the people who helped them. I'm so excited to share their stories with you! Order your copy to learn more.
My picture book Mac and Cheese and the Personal Space Invader, illustrated by Heather Bell, was published by Clear Fork/Spork. In Mac and Cheese and the Personal Space Invader, Oliver hopes he can learn to be a good friend by observing how guinea pig friends Mac and Cheese interact. Snuggling might be OK for guinea pigs, but Oliver’s classmates don’t like him getting in their personal space bubbles. Will Oliver ever stop being a personal space invader? Order your copy and find out!
My new series Stars of Latin Pop, featuring books about Shakira, Ozuna, Sofía Reyes, and J Balvín, are available here or here.
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I worked with Core Knowledge Foundation to write a historical book titled Traqueros: Treasure on the Tracks. You can read it for free here.
And I'm the author of a young adult paranormal romance titled Devil.May.Care. Feel free to check out my site to see what else I've been up to!
