Welcome to a special edition of my newsletter celebrating book release day! In the publishing world books take an average of two years for publication. Which means, yes, these stories were sold back in 2021 and I’ve been waiting patiently for this big day!
About the Board Books:
¡1,2,3 Salsa! teaches children how to count to 10 in English and Spanish by counting various items in a dance studio.
¡1,2,3 Cumbia! teaches children common manners in English and Spanish through a partner dance setting. The dancers also practice consent, learning how to say no and set boundaries with others.
¡1,2,3 Merengue! explores merengue instruments and sounds. The musicians also practice their lefts and rights while marching in the band with friends.
The First Draft:
Whenever I plan a story I usually write it in my notebook. I also do a graphic organizer to organize my brainstorming. All of this comes together in a first (messy) draft. Check out the salsa draft below (the first story I wrote in this series):
I’m having my book launch on Saturday, September 9 at noon PST at Casita Bookstore in Long Beach, CA. I’m so excited to celebrate with all of you! While I would love to have an entire book tour, I’m also going into my 7th month of pregnancy so I’m planning to take it easy 😁. This will be the only launch I’ll be doing at the moment. If you’re in SoCal, I hope you can join me!
I’m working on collecting book reviews for these board books. Book reviews help recommend the books so others (librarians, stores, schools, etc) can purchase. Posting a review can be as simple as a sentence or two! I would SO appreciate it if you could leave a review on Goodreads, Barnes & Noble, & Amazon (linked). You can copy/paste the same same review across the websites (hopefully a positive one 💛). Here’s the electronic copies of the books to check out:
https://www.edelweiss.plus/#keywordSearch&q=delia+ruiz&page=1
P.S. Thank you Steena, Adriana, Katiuska, Cindy, Diana, Ashley, Jackie, Ellia, Ofelia, Debbie, Erika, Mariana, Gaby and Yecenia for the recent book reviews! I appreciate it :)
I hope we can reach 50 reviews! Will you help me? ❤️
If you did the preorder back in March, you should be getting them in the mail soon! If you’d like to get the books or gift a set you can get them from Bookshop (here $9.29), support an indie book store like Casita Bookstore (here), or Amazon (here $9.99).
Share the Books:
If you share the books on social media, I’d love to see! Tag me at @aventuras.en.esl and @SoaringKiteBooks so we can repost!
Other News:
I recently added more services to my website from picture book critiques, how to self publish, getting into traditional publishing, educator guides, shop my stickers, and much more! Check it out here: https://aventurasenesl.com/
I’ve been working behind the scenes as programming coordinator for the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival. This free virtual book festival for everyone starts September 22 and will run for four consecutive Fridays during Latinx heritage month. Check out the panel sessions here: https://www.latinxkidlitbookfestival.com/2023-festival
I’m planning a book giveaway for newsletter subscribers! Stay tuned for the details!
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P.S. Excuse the typos, I promise there’s a human behind the screen and not a 🤖.
-Delia Ruiz @Aventuras.En.ESL
Happy Book Birthday!!!
Happy book birthday! <3