@jmorerabooks.bsky.social
Sleepy person, pastelito enthusiast, and author of IN CASE OF LAS MOSCAS (coming fall ‘26), TOGETHER WE REMEMBER, ABUELO’S FLOWER SHOP, and more! Banner art by Violeta Encarnación
🥹🫶🏼🪰
10.10.2025 18:02 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
IN CASE OF LAS MOSCAS, written by me & illus by Mariana Ruiz Johnson, will be here fall 2026!
Excited for readers to join Diego as he teams up with his friends to prepare for an attack of … flies!
Tysm @awritesinger.bsky.social @triadaus.bsky.social & @randomhousekids.bsky.social!
🥰 Getting tagged by PW Children’s Bookshelf will never get old!
09.10.2025 23:52 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Eeeek! Thank you!
09.10.2025 23:51 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A Publishers Marketplace deal report from October 6, 2025 in the Children's picture book fiction category which reads as follows: Jackie Morera's IN CASE OF LAS MOSCAS, in which a little boy takes his grandmother's Spanish idiom wildly out of proportion and leads his classmates on a rollercoaster of emotions in anticipation of an attack of flies, illustrated by Mariana Ruiz Johnson, to Lois Evans at Make Me a World, for publication in fall 2026, by Ashley Reisinger at TriadaUS Literary Agency for the author (world).
Congratulations to @jmorerabooks.bsky.social on the sale of IN CASE OF LAS MOSCAS! #TeamTriada #BookSky
07.10.2025 21:10 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
I'm so grateful to @jmorerabooks.bsky.social a returning guest on My Creative Life podcast! We had a heartfelt conversation about her powerful book Together We Remember, attending ALA, and the lasting impact our books can have on readers.
Visit her site: www.jmorerabooks.com
#podcast
Happy 1 year book birthday @jmorerabooks.bsky.social and @arleneabundis.bsky.social and teams! I LOVE these books!
04.06.2025 10:26 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
One year ago, two incredible new picture books debuted into the world: 🌺 ABUELO’S FLOWER SHOP by @jmorerabooks.bsky.social, illustrated by @deiselino.bsky.social & 🌊 INTO THE MIGHTY SEA by @arleneabundis.bsky.social illustrated by Cynthia Alonso!
Congrats to all! 🎉
Such kind words from the amazingly talented @ajirving.bsky.social whose book THE BI BOOK is out today!!
20.05.2025 15:57 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Today we celebrate the book birthday of Julie Morera’s @jmorerabooks.bsky.social
wonderful new book, Together We illustrated by Violeta Encarnación. We sat down with Jackie to learn more about this book.
www.lasmusasbooks.com/blog/las-mus...
TOGETHER WE REMEMBER is out in the world. If it finds its way to you, I hope you love it 💛
Ty to my brilliant editor, Lois Evans, the team at Make Me A World, and my agent, Ashley Reisinger. & ofc all the flowers for the incomparable Violeta Encarnación whose career is going to be one to watch!
🥳💛
13.05.2025 17:53 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Happy Book Birthday to @jmorerabooks.bsky.social and her book, Together We Remember.
In this tender 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.
Thank you!
13.05.2025 17:53 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0🥰🫶🏼
13.05.2025 17:53 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We're celebrating another pbsoar member launch--the first of 2025! 🎉
CONGRATS to @jmorerabooks.bsky.social on the launch of TOGETHER WE REMEMBER (art by Violeta Encarnacion) a beautiful story of a girl and her father using imagination to honor and remember the happiest memories of a lost loved one💝
Visual pairing of the text in post with an image of the book cover and author headshot
In honor of #teacherappreciationweek & also 1 week until pub day, I’m donating a 30min virtual author visit & signed copy of my upcoming picture book TOGETHER WE REMEMBER to an educator or librarian (U.S. only).
Follow, like, & tag 2 in the comments to enter. Bonus entry for reshares 💛
Ends 5/9
Thank you!
05.05.2025 23:42 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0So grateful to the @pbrisingstars.bsky.social community for the boost!
05.05.2025 23:41 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
⭐PB Rising Stars Mentee apps are officially OPEN now - March 21 at 11:59 PM ET!!!
Are you an unagented OR agented PB author, illo, or author-illo without an agent-repped PB deal? Then this is for you!!
Apply: www.pbrisingstars.com/mentors
#kidlitmegafeed #kidlit #kidlitart #pbrisingstars #pbparty
UNAGENTED picture book writers — have you met @jmorerabooks.bsky.social?!
She’s a #PBRisingStars mentor this year, and if you’re looking to elevate your craft and put together a fire query package, Jackie wants to work with YOU!
Check out her mentor profile:
www.pbrisingstars.com/jackie
Our favorite time of day: #MentorSpotlight!
UNAGENTED writers, this one is for YOU.
@angelaphamkrans.bsky.social is the queen of writing stories that will grab your heart, hold your hand, and take you on an adventure.
Check out her full Mentor profile below!
www.pbrisingstars.com/angela
Before you turn your attention to the Big Game, let us tell you about another one of our ALL STAR mentors: @shanakeller.bsky.social!
UNAGENTED creators passionate about history + bringing magic/whimsy to their work should have Shana HIGH on their mentor lists
www.pbrisingstars.com/shana
What better way to start the week than with another #mentorspotlight!
Today it’s @rajanilarocca.bsky.social, who is next level when it comes to writing across genres, centering science in the narrative, and leading with heart.
Check out her mentor page today!
www.pbrisingstars.com/rajani
Today’s #mentorspotlight is all about @marziehabbas.bsky.social!
A 3x PBRS mentor, she’s open to UNAGENTED writers devoted to improving their craft. If you love lyrical language + playing with structure, Marzieh is for you!
Check out her mentee wish list here:
www.pbrisingstars.com/marzieh
UNAGENTED or AGENTED ⭐️BIPOC ILLOS & AUTHOR-ILLOS ⭐️
This one is for you!
Shamar Knight-Justice is back as a #PBRisingStars mentor, and he’s eager to work with an artist across mediums to bring unique characters and stories to life.
check out his profile RIGHT NOW!
www.pbrisingstars.com/shamar
Another day, another #mentorspotlight!
This time we’re shining a light on Alliah Agostini, an award winning author who centers truth, joy and representation in all of her stories.
She’s looking for an UNAGENTED or AGENTED PB author to work with - so why not YOU?
www.pbrisingstars.com/alliah
Surprise! I’m a 2025 #pbrisingstars mentor 🎉
I’ve been blessed to have many mentors in this industry, official and otherwise, and I look forward to paying it forward this year. Check out pbrisingstars.com/mentors to learn more about the group & what I’m looking for in a mentee/mentor partnership 🫶🏼
We have TWO new PBSoar member books we're celebrating this year! Pre-order your copies today!🎉
💛TOGETHER WE REMEMBER by @jmorerabooks.bsky.social (illustrated by Violeta Encarnación) Coming in MAY!
📚MAZEL TOV, BABY! by @darahenrywrites.bsky.social (illustrated by Varda Livney) Coming in SEPTEMBER!
Starting this day off strong with a #pbrisingstars spotlight and it's the amazing @monicamancillas.bsky.social!
If you're an UNAGENTED, BIPOC writer wanting guidance in shaping your stories and making them sing with lyricism, depth, and heart, then Mónica is your girl!
www.pbrisingstars.com/monica
