Books
I write across genres and age categories but primarily focus on picture books and young adult novels. My published and upcoming books can be found below!
Abuelo’s Flower Shop
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"Te recuerdo y te extraño." I remember you, and I miss you.
Elena is finally old enough to sell flowers with her abuelo in his shop. But she notices that many of the people who visit have tears in their eyes. Abuelo tells her the shop is the last stop before people visit the garden beyond the gate. A place for telling the ones you've loved and lost, "Te recuerdo y te extraño," I remember you, and I miss you.
Tender and insightful, Abuelo's Flower Shop celebrates the beauty of intergenerational love while gently teaching readers about grieving the loss of a loved one. Grandparents and grandchildren will delight in Elena and Abuelo's heartfelt relationship, and readers of all ages will be inspired to find their own ways to say, "I remember you, and I miss you." This thoughtful story is the perfect resource for navigating difficult conversations about grief.
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Format: Hardcover, eBook
ISBN: 9781506487557
eBook ISBN: 9781506487564
Age: Preschool (3-5 years); Early Grades (5-8 years)
Dimensions: 8.75 x 10.25
Pages: 32
Publication Date: June 4, 2024
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“This is a great depiction of one important aspect of mourning: that visiting loved ones in cemeteries is a way of remembering them.”
—School Library Journal
Together We Remember
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In this tender debut picture book about finding joy despite grief, a little girl wishes to make Father’s Day even better by using imagination to honor and remember their happiest memories with a lost loved one.
Giselle and Papi are happy together, but there was a time when their two was three, and sometimes remembering is painful. It can also be a lot of fun! They embark on an imagination adventure that includes rainforest hikes, intergalactic planet-hopping, and most of all, remembering Mami through her favorite activity—creating stories and new memories.
This book’s vivid, emotive prose makes the complicated themes of grief and absence accessible for young readers in this personal story that centers family, love, and journeys that memory can lead us on. -
Format: Hardcover, eBook
ISBN: 9780593805640
eBook ISBN: 9780593805664
Age: Early Grades (4-8 years)
Dimensions: 11 x 9
Pages: 32
Publication Date: May 13, 2025
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“An imaginative journey through grief, love, and the promise of adventures yet to come.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“In Morera and Encarnación’s wistful bilingual story, imagination-fueled play helps ‘chase the blues away’ for a father and child…loving work about a family’s bond.”
—Publishers Weekly
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