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Posts by Maritere R. Bellas

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Mi gente! Our next stop with my Tío Ricky book, Ontario, CA

Saturday, April 25 at the Día de Los Niños Festival.
A family event that celebrates books, reading, art and so much more. Organized by the local library.

#OntarioCityLibrary
#TíoRickyBookTour #TíoRickyBilingualBook #Authorlife

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Honoring National Library Week and celebrating the freedom to read. ¡En español, English, bilingual, multilingual! Who's with me??

#RightToRead #NationalLibraryWeek #SemanadelasBibliotecas
#writingcommunity #ReadYourWorld #UnitedAgainstBookBans

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Sounds like a must listened to! @picturebooksummit.bsky.social

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Happy National Library Week!

During National Library Week, April 19-25, 2026, discover your library joy.

Artwork by Lorraine Nam from "I'm So Happy You're Here: A Celebration of Library Joy."

#NationalLibraryWeek

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So beautiful!! Soothing!
@joycekay.bsky.social @laurapiggott.bsky.social 😍

1 day ago 1 0 0 0
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Learn more here: uniteagainstbookbans.org/right-to-read-day/

1 day ago 8 3 0 0

You are so cute!! I am sure she loved whatever you sketched!

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Tomorrow!!
Join us!
@latimes.com
Festival of Books

#writingcommunity
#LATimesFOB
#bookfest
#authorlife
#LilLibros
#TíoRickyBilingualBook

3 days ago 2 0 0 0
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Happy jueves, mi gente!
Remember to 😀
❤️❤️❤️

#writingcommunity #authorlife

6 days ago 2 0 0 0
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Standing with @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social
Who’s with me??
❤️❤️❤️

#weneeddiversebooksday
#writingcommunity
#authorlife
#languageandculture

1 week ago 5 0 0 0
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Happy 6 month birthday to Tío Ricky Doesn't Speak English/Tío Ricky no habla inglés! It has been a wonderful ride and more to come! Thank you to all the bookstores that are now carrying the book and to my amazing publisher! Grateful to all of you for purchasing and reviewing!
😍😍😍

#writingcommunity

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Love this tip!! @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social
😍🥰🥰

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The PBSummit #Podcast is here to help YOU win with wordplay! Julie Hedlund reveals what wordplay is, where it can be used effectively, & how to use it to make your audience feel smart.

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#amwriting #amreading #picturebook #kidlit #PBSummit #booksky Julie Hedlund

1 week ago 9 1 0 0
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Mi gente in LA!! Join me @latimes.com Festival of Books next weekend! I will be reading my book at DeLos Stage, signing books and reading at Lil'Libros nook and at my fav hometown bookstore booth, Pages!
Stay tuned for details.

#TioRickyBilingualBook #TíoRickyBookTour #LATimesFOB #writingcommunity

1 week ago 1 0 0 0

Looks adorable!!❤️❤️❤️

2 weeks ago 1 0 0 0

Love it!!!🎉🎉🎉

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3 weeks ago 0 0 0 0

Cant' wait to read this one!!
@joycekay.bsky.social
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3 weeks ago 2 0 1 0
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This happened!! I am of the #50PreciousWords HM 2026!
Thank you @viviankirkfield.bsky.social and all the judges!
My entry, Bridging Cultures. This is a sign I need to write the story, right?
Congratulations to all the winners and HM!!

#writingcommunity #amwriting #kidlit #pbbio

3 weeks ago 17 0 4 0

Lovely!!

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Never thought about it that way. Thank you!!❤️

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Love it!! 🎉🎉🎉

4 weeks ago 0 0 0 0
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Super special to share my Tío Ricky book with bilingual families in my childhood hometown, Ponce.
Grateful to family, childhood friends and the children that joined!

Thank you #ElCandilPonce for hosting!

#TíoRickyBilingualBool
#TíoRickyBookTour
#Ponce
#PuertoRico
#LilLibros

4 weeks ago 2 0 0 0

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4 weeks ago 1 0 0 0
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Excited to take my #bilingual children's book, Tío Ricky Doesn't Speak English/Tío Ricky no habla español, to my Puerto Rico! Presentation and conversation with my talented friend Pili Montilla.
Sunday, March 22, 11 am
The BookMark San Patricio

Thanks for sharing!

1 month ago 2 0 0 0
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So special to read my new book to 2nd and 4th grade kids at Kipp Comienza Community Prep this was week.

#ReadAcrossAmerica
#TíoRickyBilingualBook
#SchoolVisit
#authorlife

1 month ago 4 0 0 0
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One of my fav authors has a new middle grade book ready for pre-order! Queso, Just in Time! Details
@ernestocisneros.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉❤️❤️❤️

#authorslife #writingcommunity
#teachers
#librarians

1 month ago 4 0 0 0
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Have you entered yet? One of my favs!
Happy marzo, mi gente!
@viviankirkfield.bsky.social

#50preciouswords #writingcommunity #kidlit

1 month ago 10 0 0 0
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In my element. Love meeting new bilingual niños!
Happy sábado, mi gente!
❤️❤️❤️

#writingcommunity #TíoRickyBilingualBook
#LilLibros #kidlit

1 month ago 2 1 0 0
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Happy Book Birthday: EMILY SAW A DOOR Plus Giveaway Can you feel the excitement? I can!!! I always feel this way when a new book flies into bookstores and we get a chance to celebrate…and in this case, the author IS flying (he lives in Israel …

Happy Book Birthday: EMILY SAW A DOOR Plus Giveaway viviankirkfield.com/2026/02/24/h... #kidlit #inclusion #kindness #courage

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