Giselle Abreu

THE LOST LIBRARY X ENCANTO with Studio Ghibli vibes.

SEÑORITA CANDELA'S LIBRARY ON THE SEA features...

📖 Books washing up on shore 🏝️
👵🏽Magical librarian Tias ✨
🌊Flooding libraries 📚
🐱Sassy talking cats 🗣️
A family curse 🌧️
Troublemaking primos 😵‍💫
And one spunky 11yrd old 💁🏽‍♀️

#DVpit #MG #F #Latine

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Every night, books wash up on the marooned shores of Altacaña. Thanks to Las Tías healing abilities, the stranded Candelas can read them all. But when a logbook from long-ago lighthouse keepers appears, Lumi will uncover just what stranded them in the first place #DVpit #MG #F

Ok, this made me laugh out loud 🤣

Lumi Candela needs friends, which is hard to come by as one of the last kids on planet earth. Good thing books with fictional friends wash up every day on the shore of her island—until one book appears with secrets powerful enough to flood her entire library #DVpit #MG #F
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Every night, books wash up on the marooned shores of Altacaña. Thanks to Las Tías healing abilities, the stranded Candelas can add them all to the family library—except for the one the youngest prima found. It’s secrets might just flood their entire island. #DVpit #MG #F

Wishing you luck with this one!

On the island of Altacaña, where every day books wash up on shore, none are banned. At least, that’s what Las Tías want the primos to believe. But when Lumi finds a book her Tías wished stayed underwater, it'll take some serious sleuthing to find out what's inside #DVpit #MG #F

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Marooned on an island, Lumi lives all alone...along with three Tías, five primos, and one imaginary cat. But when that cat teaches Lumi to heal the mysterious books washing up on shore, just as her Tías do, she learns a history that could flood her island over. #DVpit #MG #F

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Plus a few GIF'S...

Definitely a work in progress. Still outlining 😆 But still excited! Contains...

🌊Mermaids who may or may not be real 🧜🏾‍♀️
👯‍♀️Friendship girl power 🌸
🧑🏾‍🦳Sassy old people with lots to say 🗣️
🏝️Dominican Rep 🇩🇴
And...
Pregnancy complaints for any parents reading 🤰🏽

Last one's a bit of unpacking on my part 😂🫠

Paola hates water aerobics. Nothing but old people and one pregnant lady—her sister. But when she meets a girl whose mom runs the pool’s mermaid classes, and the two start believing one of the elderly aerobics’s members might be an ACTUAL mermaid, no lifeguard can stop this case. #DVparty #MG

Screenshot with four songs from various artists.

I've got Studio Ghibli and International Indie to offer today 😂 Tried to find a song with lyrics that fit the story but it's really just vibes 🪇🎵 There are some great artists in this playlist though. Look them up if you have a minute! #DVparty #MG #F

open.spotify.com/playlist/4oY...

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There is indeed quite a bit of lore, explained by cats in SEÑORITA CANDELA'S LIBRARY ON THE SEA. #DVparty #MG #F

Opening lines for SEÑORITA CANDELA'S LIBRARY ON THE SEA.

Today, the shore gave Lumi Candela a secret.
Half buried in the wet sand beside her feet, is a book.

#DVparty #MG #F

Young girl laying in a meadow with a book over her head.

Young girl twirling in a meadow.

Little late to today's party, but here I introduce Lumi Candela!

11 yrs old, quirky, full of life, and lots of love to give...if her primos only liked her more. So, she spends her time reading, pretending to be a cat, and eating her Tias' pastelitos 📚🐱🥟 #DVparty #MG

Credit images to freepik.com

Blue graphic with a bright pink box at the top that says, “Apply Today!” Beneath that, in all caps are the words “Walter Grants” followed by a brief description that says, “WNDB’s Walter Dean Myers Grants provide promising unpublished writers and illustrators $2000 to support their career development” To the left of the text is an illustration of a person with long black hair sitting at a desk and writing in a word doc. At the bottom of the graphic are the dates “October 1st through October 31st,” denoting the application period for Walter Grant applications. In the bottom right hand corner of the graphic is a light green box containing the URL “bit.ly/WalterGrantsApp”, which will direct folks to the application form.

Blue graphic displaying a mock-up internet browser window. At the top of the window is a search bar containing the URL “bit.ly/WalterGrantsApp”, which will direct folks to the application form for WNDB’s Walter Grants. Beneath that, the mock-up browser window is titled “About Walter Grants” and contains the following description: “The Walter Dean Myers Grant provides a financial boost to promising writers and illustrators from diverse backgrounds who are currently unpublished. Each grantee receives $2000 to hone their craft and support their career development. The Walter Grant can be used in a variety of ways, from attending conferences to purchasing new writing devices to covering childcare.”

🔔 Apply for a Walter Dean Myers Grant today!

The Walter Dean Myers Grant program was established to provide grants of $2,000 each to promising diverse writers and illustrators who are currently unpublished. Follow the 🔗 below (also in our bio) to apply ⬇️

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Watercolor lighthouse

Watercolor shore with tropical leaves in background.

Watercolor books with tropical leaves in background.

Orange tabby cat with forest background.

Ocean vibes and books galore describes the mood for my MG manuscript, SEÑORITA CANDELA'S LIBRARY ON THE SEA. Plus Cats. Always cats. #DVparty #MG #F

Credit for images to freepik.com

‘Reading Rainbow’ to Return, With New Host Mychal Threets | KQED The popular Bay Area librarian will step into LaVar Burton's role as host when the series relaunches.

'Reading Rainbow' is returning to TV with a new host: Mychal Threets, also known as Mychal the Librarian, a Bay Area librarian immensely popular on TikTok and Instagram.

Thank you so much!

Thank you so much!

Thank you so much for your feedback! I will take it all into consideration before the event 🩷

Marooned on an island, Lumi lives all alone...along with three Tias. And five primos. And one imaginary cat. But when that not-so-imaginary cat teaches Lumi to heal the mysterious books washing up on shore, just as her Tias do, she learns a hidden history that could flood her island over. #preDV #MG

Thank you 🩷

I wonder if you could describe in a few words what that "something" is. Supernatural? Murderous? Or just hi-jinks?

Every night, books wash up on the shores of Altacaña. Thanks to Las Tias healing power, the stranded Candela family can read them all—except for the one their youngest prima found. Actually two. Maybe three. Or a few hundred. Can't let any family cats out of the bag. #preDV #MG
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Ok, this sounds so fun and quirky! I hope it gets noticed because I'd definitely pick this up.

Healing magic is involved! Still debating if it's worth the mention in this pitch. We shall see!

Lol, the word limit is so hard 🙃 Thank you so much for you thoughts! Trying not to shoe-horn too much is definitely a balance.