Thanks for sharing The Perfect Place!!

The Ballad of a Mexican American Schoolboy Who Helped Pave the Way for Brown v. Board of Ed

Got to review A Sea of Lemon Trees in the NY Times this week. San Diego writer. San Diego story. What a gift to be able to shine light on this wonderful book! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/b...

I attended an education conference by @cotsenaot.bsky.social . I got the opportunity to meet @mattdelapena.bsky.social . Wow! What an amazing storyteller! I also got to learn alongside other teachers.

This book is a beautiful exploration of the concept of home!! @mattdelapena.bsky.social and Loren Long never disappoint. A must-read for kids AND grown-ups! #picturebooks #kidlit

Book Review: “The Trouble With Heroes,” by Kate Messner (Gift Article) Through an arduous summer of hiking, 13-year-old Finn Connelly finds common ground with his late firefighter father in Kate Messner’s new verse novel.

Gorgeous review of a brilliant book. @katemessner.com @nytimes.com @mattdelapena.bsky.social

What a whirlwind! Two weeks on the road presenting HOME with Loren Long. We loved every school and every reader we met along the way!

HOME by Matt de la Peña and illustrated by Loren Long cover image with description

Happy #BookBirthday to HOME (& the Spanish edition, HOGAR)! A deeply moving ode to the places we feel safe, loved, and true to ourselves—wherever they might be from the award-winning team that brought you LOVE, @mattdelapena.bsky.social & Loren Long.

⭐️"Simply divine.” — Kirkus Reviews

HOME (illustrated by the great Loren Long) drops March 11!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

In the next two weeks, I will be talking with authors @mattdelapena.bsky.social, @caroleweatherford.bsky.social, @teresarobeson.bsky.social, and @stuartgibbs.bsky.social for the #podcast.

Want to submit a question? Comment here.
Last date for questions
Teresa 2/6
Matt 2/9
Carole 2/18.
Stuart 2/25.

Thrilled to share that HOME, my new collab with Loren Long, comes out March 11! We’re so proud of this book, and in March we’ll be going on a long tour (details to come).

In the meantime, it would mean the world to us if you’d consider pre-ordering the book now! Thank you for all your support!

Hope you like it!

Yes!

Think about writing and mentor texts @mattdelapena.bsky.social we want to think about affirmation and identity. Raise awareness and authorship too. Is it represented if another world lived experience. #EduSky

First two reviews are in for HOME -- both stars! 🙏