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melissa iwai

@meliwai

Author and illustrator of GIGI and OJIJI DUMPLINGS for LILI, SOUP DAY and PIZZA DAY 🍕 Rep'd by CATugeau Agency @the_cat_agency 🦄

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Yesterday was a great day! Thank you, @booksofwonder for having us! It was such a treat to hear stories read by @jackie_azua_kramer and Jonah Kramer, @illustrationlombardi @katrinamoore1011 dmb's private acct.kim ! I also loved hearing the backstories behind these… instagr.am/p/Crbgf6IPdku/

Yesterday was a great day! Thank you, @booksofwonder for having us! It was such a treat to hear stories read by @jackie_azua_kramer and Jonah 
 Kramer, @illustrationlombardi @katrinamoore1011 <a href="/danah/">dmb's private acct</a>.kim ! I also loved hearing the backstories behind these… instagr.am/p/Crbgf6IPdku/
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Gigi and Ojiji Food For Thought is now available for pre-order! Link in profile. I'm so excited to share this book as it has to do with my favorite thing to write about : Food! 😃😃😃 A Geisel Honor–winning series! Join Gigi as she tries natto, a tra… instagr.am/p/Crg7OsgPdp8/

Gigi and Ojiji Food For Thought is now available for pre-order! Link in profile.

I'm so excited to share this book as it has to do with my favorite thing to write about : Food! 😃😃😃 

A Geisel Honor–winning series!
Join Gigi as she tries natto, a tra… instagr.am/p/Crg7OsgPdp8/
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Happy first day of AAPI month! #Repost @harperkids with Roslyn K..repost ・・・ Discover a world of diverse voices and captivating stories with our selection of books featuring Asian characters and culture! 📚Books featured: - Dim Sum, Here We Come! by Mike Andrews… instagr.am/p/CrtCQzegwl9/

Happy first day of AAPI month! 

#Repost @harperkids with <a href="/use/">Roslyn K.</a>.repost
・・・
Discover a world of diverse voices and captivating stories with our selection of books featuring Asian characters and culture!

📚Books featured:
- Dim Sum, Here We Come! by <a href="/ma/">Mike Andrews</a>… instagr.am/p/CrtCQzegwl9/
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I am so thrilled and honored to have GIGI AND OJIJI  be included in the Bank Street College of Education Children's Best Books of the Year 2023 Edition in the 5-9 year old Beginning Reader category!! #childrensbooks Thank you @bankstreetlibrary.bsky.social HarperKids The CAT Agency!

I am so thrilled and honored to have GIGI AND OJIJI  be included in the Bank Street College of Education Children's Best Books of the Year 2023 Edition in the 5-9 year old Beginning Reader category!!
#childrensbooks 
Thank you <a href="/BankStreetLib/">@bankstreetlibrary.bsky.social</a> 
<a href="/HarperChildrens/">HarperKids</a> <a href="/the_cat_agency/">The CAT Agency</a>!
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I am so thrilled and honored to have GIGI AND OJIJI be in the company of the awesome books that are included in the Bank Street Children's College of Education' s Best Books of the Year 2023 Edition!!! GIGI AND OJIJI is in the 5-9 year old Beginning Rea… instagr.am/p/Cr340Q4vEo3/

I am so thrilled and honored to have GIGI AND OJIJI  be in the company of the awesome books that are included in the Bank Street Children's College of Education' s Best Books of the Year 2023 Edition!!! GIGI AND OJIJI is in the 5-9 year old Beginning Rea… instagr.am/p/Cr340Q4vEo3/
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Had so much fun celebrating HOPE IS A HOP, talking about bunnies, story seeds, writing, and magic!✨ on the #ReadingwithyourKids #podcast! Check it out here!🎧💗🌱📚✨⬇️ Penguin Kids Penguin Young Readers School & Library Penguin Books USA 💕🐇🌸

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Had an amazing day with @wainsworldlicensing at SURTEX! I didn't take enough photos as usual. 😢I finally got to meet so many wonderful people in the agency and not everyone is pictured here! I'm the luckiest girl to beer included among these ama… instagr.am/p/CsHEQYvO8H_/

Had an amazing day with @wainsworldlicensing at <a href="/surtexshow/">SURTEX</a>! I didn't take enough photos as usual. 😢I finally got to meet so many wonderful people in the agency and not everyone is pictured here! I'm the luckiest girl to beer included among these ama… instagr.am/p/CsHEQYvO8H_/
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I'll be at Greenlight Bookstore at the Fulton St. store tomorrow at 11:30 reading WHAT'S IN A NAME? It's the second book in my Gigi and Ojiji series, and it's about our different names (given, middle, nicknames) and what it means for our identities and how… instagr.am/p/CsJfgPuOBbg/

I'll be at <a href="/greenlightbklyn/">Greenlight Bookstore</a> at the Fulton St. store tomorrow at 11:30 reading WHAT'S IN A NAME? 

It's the second book in my Gigi and Ojiji series, and it's about our different names (given, middle, nicknames) and what it means for our identities and how… instagr.am/p/CsJfgPuOBbg/
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To all the Mom's -- Happy Mother's Day! #mom #mothersday #gouache #illustration_art #illustration instagr.am/p/CsOZc0zucMo/

To all the Mom's -- Happy Mother's Day!

#mom #mothersday #gouache #illustration_art #illustration instagr.am/p/CsOZc0zucMo/
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Q for my #kidlit #picturebook friends & #AskALibrarian : What are some of the most inspiring, powerfully written PB bios you've read? I'm looking to share some w/ my children. I'd also love to find some with interesting/artistic structures such as Before She was Harriet. Thx!

Q for my #kidlit #picturebook friends &amp; #AskALibrarian :

What are some of the most inspiring, powerfully written PB bios you've read? 

I'm looking to share some w/ my children. I'd also love to find some with interesting/artistic structures such as Before She was Harriet. Thx!
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This week’s #cbad the kick off the first week of summer learning! Eyes that Kiss in the Corners @JoannaHoWrites The Day You Begin Jacqueline Woodson @rafaellopezart The Rabbit Listened Cori Doerrfeld Hope is a Hop Katrina Moore melissa iwai #read #picturebooks #classroombookaday WallinOaksK9s

This week’s #cbad the kick off the first week of summer learning! Eyes that Kiss in the Corners @JoannaHoWrites The Day You Begin <a href="/JackieWoodson/">Jacqueline Woodson</a> @rafaellopezart The Rabbit Listened <a href="/CoriDoerrfeld/">Cori Doerrfeld</a> Hope is a Hop <a href="/kmoorebooks/">Katrina Moore</a> <a href="/meliwai/">melissa iwai</a> #read #picturebooks #classroombookaday <a href="/K9sOaks/">WallinOaksK9s</a>
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Read this article in The New York Times then had to look up the cartoon! The best Modern Love story I've read in years. It's never too late to start creating!❤️❤️ nytimes.com/2023/06/16/sty…

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Are you hungry? Kirkus says, EMPANADAS FOR EVERYONE is “A yum for the tum.” This story was inspired by my grandmother’s delicious Puerto Rican cuisine & the diverse neighborhood I grew up in Queens, New York. @lunartcy19 illos are heartwarming & capture the spirit of community!

Are you hungry? Kirkus says, EMPANADAS FOR EVERYONE is “A yum for the tum.”

This story was inspired by my grandmother’s delicious Puerto Rican cuisine &amp; the diverse neighborhood I grew up in Queens, New York.

@lunartcy19 illos are heartwarming &amp; capture the spirit of community!
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If Kamala Harris and Tim Walz WIN the election, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, a fellow Democrat, would become Minnesota’s next governor. She would be the first female governor in Minnesota and the first Native American woman to serve as governor in the country.

If Kamala Harris and Tim Walz WIN the election, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, a fellow Democrat, would become Minnesota’s next governor.  

She would be the first female governor in Minnesota and the first Native American woman to serve as governor in the country.