How is it about to be November already? So much has happened since my book release back in September. It’s been so great seeing you all tag me with your 123 Baila board books. Here’s a photo from my book release at Casita Bookstore in Long Beach.
I’m still working on collecting book reviews for these board books. Book reviews help recommend the books so others (librarians, stores, schools, etc) can check out. 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 (linked), Barnes & Noble (linked), & 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
I hope we can reach 50 reviews! Will you help me? ❤️
🎉I hosted a giveaway on Instagram last month as well for these book! The newsletter subscriber winner is…. ERICA A. PADRON (be on the look out for an email from me!)
A tip I use when promoting my own book titles: Put yourself as the customer!
When posting a video or picture post ask yourself these questions:
Does the first 5-7 seconds of the video you posted engage you or would you scroll? Hint-If said scroll, it’s likely others will too
When doing an Instagram live, have a script and get started right away with your topic or who you are. If you wait for people to join your live, your saved video will start with you staring into space waiting on people to join (remember, hook your audience in the first 5-7 seconds if possible)
Post your books in a variety of ways not just constant pictures of your covers. Can you remix a popular song, add your book to a book stack, show inside pages, repost fun content others have made, take your book on a trip, etc. Examples of all of these on my Instagram
Also suggest your books on viral videos as a comment! On Tik Tok I often comment on videos related to my books as suggestions and I have received lots of comment likes. In this example, a video went viral where a classroom teacher’s students were dancing cumbia as a brain break. I commented the following and got a positive response:
Sept 15-Oct 15 was Latine-x/Hispanic heritage month! While the the celebration might be over, I encourage you all to support Latine creators all year round! Keep reading and requesting Latinx titles at your bookstore and library!
I did 30 days of posts over on my Instagram featuring different Latine books and creators! I’ll continue to post year round (maybe not everyday but often!)
I also worked as the program coordinator for the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival! Watch the replays of different draw offs, craft techniques, engaging conversations, and more. View the recordings here.
As I type this newsletter I’m 35 weeks! This month I got to celebrate baby Ruiz with a virtual baby shower with family and friends as well as an in person baby shower planned by the sweetest authors. Thank you Teresa, Maritere, and Adriana for planning! Here are some fun updates from the celebration:
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& thank you for the baby gifts we received. We’re so thankful for all the love and help. If you’d like to gift baby Ruiz a book or gift, our registry can be found here.
Other News:
Check out my website for 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/
Looking for diverse books? Check out my AMAZON or BOOKSHOP store front. Using my affiliate links helps support my work at no extra cost to you. Looking for a specific book? Send me a message for the book link. I recently added more to these lists: Latinx spooky books, Books en español, Bilingual board books, and 2023 releases HERE.
📚Check out more of my work here.
🍼Baby registry can be found here
🎶 Added more songs to my writing playlist, enjoy!
P.S. Excuse the typos, I promise there’s a human behind the screen and not a 🤖.
-Delia Ruiz @Aventuras.En.ESL