melissa iwai

Author and illustrator of GIGI and OJIJI DUMPLINGS for LILI, SOUP DAY and PIZZA DAY 🍕 Rep'd by CATugeau Agency @the_cat_agency 🦄

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@melanieells @MargaretGreania @Soaring20sPB ❤️❤️❤️ thanks for sharing.

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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!

Preorder now and used the code PREORDER25 at checkout ✨

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

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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@Kateywrites ❣️❤️ you look great! And I hope it helps!! See you Sunday..!

[Jackie Azúa Kramer @JackieKramer422]

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!

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@OnceUponaLouise @DapsDraws @RuthBBurrows @ErikaDraws @angelchangart 😘🥰

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Thank you, Kary! It was so so great to meet you there!

[Kary (I STILL wear a mask) Henry @MissKaryReads]

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

[melissa iwai @meliwai]

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!❤️❤️ https://t.co/kTy3cXK68r

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@BrunosClass @JoannaHoWrites @JackieWoodson @rafaellopezart @CoriDoerrfeld @kmoorebooks @K9sOaks How fun! 💖❤️😁

[✨Kris Bruno✨ @BrunosClass]

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

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@Somanybooks2 Thank you so much!!!!

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@AnastasiaSuen @GroundwoodBooks @HouseofAnansi 😍😘

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@ConfluxConflux Thank you! I love your puzzles!

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@ConfluxConflux I did your 5-21-23 puzzle! But when I checked this week's answer in the @nytimes magazine I believe they have the wrong answer. In the 1 star block they have TWO stars!
My answer on the left.

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@heisereads @kmoorebooks Thank you for sharing! Beautiful flowers!

[Sierra Wilson @sierraauthor]

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!

[melissa iwai @meliwai]

@EmmaBlandSmith @sierraauthor @RitaLorraine @ogemora @MarcTNobleman 😘😘😘