Ismée Williams

Doctor. Mother. Award-winning Author. Co-founder, Latinx Kidlit Book Festival. WATER IN MAY / THIS TRAIN IS BEING HELD / BOUNDLESS / ABUELO, the SEA, and ME

[Ismée Williams @IsmeeWilliams]

Check out behind the scenes @KidLitTV_NYC ! #TikTok https://t.co/BsvDGtxHbH

[Latinx KidLit Book Festival @LatinxKidLitBF]

📖Watch #LKBF co-Founder @IsmeeWilliams as she reads from her debut picture book Abuelo, the Sea, and Me with our friends at @KidLitTV_NYC !

https://t.co/XFs2LkUtrn

[KidLit TV @KidLitTV_NYC]

✨NEW READ OUT LOUD! Join author @IsmeeWilliams for ABUELO, THE SEA, AND ME, a beautiful story about a little girl & her grandfather, their trips to the beach, & the memories Abuelo shares of his island home.🏝️ 🔗 on THREADS: https://t.co/PxSkgQDrHD @mackidsbooks @LatinxKidLitBF

[Ismée Williams @IsmeeWilliams]

@KidLitTV_NYC @MacKidsSL @MacKidsBooks @LatinxKidLitBF To celebrate, I'm giving away #free signed bookplates! So if you'd like to gift #abuelotheseaandme to a special someone (makes a great gift for a grandparent!) and you'd like it personalized, retweet this post and shoot me a DM with your preferred mailing address! #giveaway 😍🎁

[Ismée Williams @IsmeeWilliams]

Ready for Story time? Check out @KidLitTV_NYC newest Read Out Loud with me! ABUELO, THE SEA, AND ME is a heartwarming PB that explores intergenerational connections, family history, and the immigrant experience. ❤️📕 #kidlit @MacKidsSL @MacKidsBooks @LatinxKidLitBF #LKBF24 #latinxbooks https://t.co/9ba3VnqGmj

[Ismée Williams @IsmeeWilliams]

@AriTison Congrats on new #PB #bookannouncement: WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL, spinning memories of rainy days with her father into an ode to intergenerational love! 😍😍😍 @LasMusasBooks

[Ismée Williams @IsmeeWilliams]

Just crafted my @scbwi BookStop page for #abuelotheseaandme! Reminder for authors/illustrators interested in making their own Bookstop page for holiday gift giving! For those who want to start their holiday shopping early, please head on over! https://t.co/hKWIeO1KYK There are so many beautiful books to shop for!
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#holidays #gifts #giftgiving #booksmakegreatgifts #diversebooks #giftideas #booklover #scbwi

[Ismée Williams @IsmeeWilliams]

Thank you for coming to support me!!!

[FedericoErebia | PEDRO&DANIEL @FedericoErebia]

Some Boston Book Festival highlights:

An interactive story time with Ismée Williams.

Panel discussion with Laura Koenig, Jennifer De Leon, Elaine Dimopoulos, and Autumn Allen.

Panel discussion with Nicholl Montgomery, Karla Arenas Valenti, Jasmine Warga, and Kekla Magoon.

Meeting Winsome Bingham and Wiley Blevins.

@bostonbookfest @IsmeeWilliams @jdeleonwriter @ElaineDimop @AutumnAAllen @KV_Writes @KeklaMagoon @wbny

[Macmillan Children's School & Library 📚 @MacKidsSL]

Bring ABUELO, THE SEA, AND ME by @ismeewilliams & @GardelTatiana to your classroom today with this activity guide, perfect for ages 4-8, which includes drawing, pattern recognition, and context clue activities!

Tap the link to download! https://t.co/Gs4eN0klW7

[PWKidsBookshelf is now on Bluesky @PWKidsBookshelf]

Coming soon: new projects from @IsmeeWilliams, @ErikaDraws, @CharlotteGunnu1, @Anaranda2 + more https://t.co/gcnv2t6PTE

[Ismée Williams @IsmeeWilliams]

So excited to meet young readers tomorrow Sat, Oct 12th at the Bronx Children's Museum! Please come say hello! I'll be reading Abuelo, the Sea, and Me at 3p and at 4p! A great way to celebrate Hispanic and Latin American Heritage Month! 📕📗📘📙https://t.co/5pp5NDqF2m #hhm #books #picturebook #authorreading @BxChildMuseum @LasMusasBooks

[Ismée Williams @IsmeeWilliams]

Huge thanks to @Shepherd_books for asking me to create this list of Best Books for Grandparents to Read to Grandchildren!! I have to say, it was hard to narrow this down as I have so many favorites! Check out the link to see all my recommendations! https://t.co/kjqrHnA3Mv

[Ismée Williams @IsmeeWilliams]

Thank you so much for including Abuelo, the Sea, and Me! 😍

[The Horn Book @HornBook]

September #NotesfromtheHornBook: 7 #picturebooks for Natl #HispanicHeritageMonth #LatinxHeritageMonth https://t.co/p6UQxNzROM @mariadaguila @monicabrownbks @margaritapoet @cicchese_art @DeniseVegaBooks @marcelo_verdad @IsmeeWilliams

[Macmillan Children's School & Library 📚 @MacKidsSL]

This Hispanic Heritage Month consider highlighting Abuelo, the Sea, and Me by @IsmeeWilliams & @GardelTatiana, a tender, heartwarming picture book that vividly explores intergenerational connections, family history, and the immigrant experience. https://t.co/xdPS3bHjZX

[Ismée Williams @IsmeeWilliams]

SCBWI's Impact and Legacy Fund Unveils New Programs https://t.co/fepdyIvZhA via @publisherswkly

[Ismée Williams @IsmeeWilliams]

So grateful to Reading Under The Stars and Newark's mayor for hosting me for this very special reading of Abuelo, the Sea, and Me!
https://t.co/LCQOzQG8FK via @YouTube

[Ismée Williams @IsmeeWilliams]

@apalessandri Congrats @LasMusasBooks author on the new #bookannouncement: FLY, PAJARITO, FLY, written in free verse with Spanish woven throughout, following an anxious girl and her mami as they watch warblers and gnatcatchers, starlings and kingfishers, while she wonders if she'll ever feel brave enough to fly out on her own! 😍😍😍

[Steena Hernandez @HernandezSteena]

✨I was so excited to win a copy of Abuelo, the Sea, and Me written by @IsmeeWilliams and illustrated by @gardeltatiana from @KIDLIT411! Thank you all for sharing this beautiful book with me! I’ve left reviews! ❤️❤️❤️

[Ismée Williams @IsmeeWilliams]

@MarciaMickelson Congrat on new #bookannouncement: THE WRITING ROOM, in which a 18-yo struggles to break free from her wealthy and controlling dad while finding her own voice amid the polarizing run-up to a state election. 🥳🥳🥳