Justin Colón

Flying Super Mario Style!

Picture book art featuring a spooky cute cemetery at night with tombstones and bees buzzing around. A cat in a witch hat follows the bees. Scene from The Zombees, a rhyming Halloween picture book written by Justin Colon & illustrated by Kaly Quarles.

Happy #kidlitartpostcard tricksters! 👻

Book projects? Email my lovely agent, @marchsoloway.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social.

www.kalyquarles.com

Scene from The Zombees, written by @justincolonbooks.bsky.social and illustrated by yours truly. Out now!

#halloween #picturebook #spooky

books by latine and hispanic authors and/or illustrators who are represented by Andrea Brown Literary Agency

books by latine and hispanic authors and/or illustrators who are represented by Andrea Brown Literary Agency

books by latine and hispanic authors and/or illustrators who are represented by Andrea Brown Literary Agency

books by latine and hispanic authors and/or illustrators who are represented by Andrea Brown Literary Agency

Sept 15- Oct. 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month!

While we love reading & sharing Latine and Hispanic stories all year long, today we wanted to take an extra moment celebrate some of the Latine and Hispanic authors and illustrators in our ABLA family.

¿Cual de estos libros te interesó mas? Let us know!

Thank you for including me and The Quacken!

That is awesome! I feel your daughter's pain. I am an actor and the amount of NDAs I hVe had to sign just for auditions for awesome projects I didnt get and still cant speak on . . . But very cool your daughter is working on all those projects!

a man in a tuxedo is saying `` this is very true '' with his hand . ALT: a man in a tuxedo is saying `` this is very true '' with his hand .

What if I said there are three of us and all our names begin with JU?

I have been holding onto this news for over 3 years . . . my little brother, Julian, voices one of the main family member's voices in HBO Max's upcoming reboot of Charlotte's Web!

ABLA art fest 2025 prompts for illustrators: fall festivities, the crystal ball reveals, ghostly encounters, chats by the cauldron, trunk or treat

We’re back with #ABLArtFest 2025! 

There's a lot going on in the world these days, so this year we're offering weekly prompts this year instead of daily ones.

Use the #ABLArtFest hashtag and tag @andreabrownlit so everyone can find you. 

We can't wait to see what great pieces you come up with!

A page showing the book street puppy masjid cat and a cute tuxedo cat

FINDING THE REQUEST FORM Google the name of your local library along with "purchase request" or "suggest a purchase." Most libraries have a dedicated page or form that will show up in the search results

FILLING OUT THE FORM The forms vary, but usually you would need the book title, author name, and the ISBN number. Title: Street Puppy, Masjid Cat Author: Moniza Hossain ISBN number: 9781499817560 publisher: Little Bee Books

A page saying thank you and a drawing of a cute orange dog

Friends, one of my biggest dreams is for my book to be in as many public libraries as possible. If you’ve got some time today, I’d be so grateful if you would request the book at your local library! It’s received glowing reviews from booklist and Kirkus, and is absolutely adorable:

I'll put a request in with mine later today.

A beautiful sunrise to start the day.

If you're an author, you're probably fretting over your next bookstore event. Will anyone show up? Will anyone buy the book? Will the floor helpfully open up and swallow you whole so you don't have to face a sea of empty chairs?

But even if no one shows up to your event, it will be OK because 🧵

Look into the sky! You might spot the star Regulus and the planet Venus in alignment with the crescent moon.

Thank you, Heidi! Brooke, hope you love the zombees! And I'd you do, feel free to get in touch. I am doing low-cost, Halloween-themed virtual school visits during the month of October.

A surprising, delightful scene at Barnes and Noble.

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As a beekeeper, I planted this flowering shrub for my honeybees to source nectar and pollen during times of dearth. Instead, look at the insane amount of bumblebees on it. Nature is incredible

Congrats, Josh!

Happy birthday, Gina!

#DVpit 2025 Over 70 agents & editors committed to participate and counting 43 agents 31 editors October 8, 2025 follow us at @dvpit.bsky.social for more updates!

#DVpit 2025 is coming up!
🎉And we have over 70 agents & editors committed to participate in this pitch event for marginalized creators!🎉
✍️Polish up those pitches before October 8, 2025
🔗And go to dvpit.carrd.co for more info

#writersky #authorsky #booksky

Check out that sun.

All about KidLitArtPostcard — Gina Perry Illustrations

Ready, set, almost time to go... #KidLitArtPostcard is this Thursday! www.ginaperry.com/postcard

This film looks great.

Did somebody say National Dog Day?

Meet my two rescues, Brooks and Harley.

The scammers are out in full force lately. ABLA just put out an email to all clients addressing this.

Happy publication day!

Jumped out of a plane again with my younger brother today.

www.instagram.com/reel/DN0-ojq...

I do have suggestions. Driving the moment, but feel free to email me through my website and I'll send you suggestions. Happy to help.

ZOMBEES by Justin Colon and Kaly Quarles. 🎃🐝🧟‍♀️👻This is such a fun book! @justincolonbooks.bsky.social @kalyquarles.bsky.social