I grew up with a younger brother… I’ve heard every “I bet could do that” and “I could have gone pro on that” you can imagine. May we all live our lives with the confidence of a (or maybe just my) younger brother.
Mirelle Ortega
@msmirelle.bsky.social
🇲🇽 award-winning artist and writer for kidlit and animation. Author/illustrator of MAGIC and RIVER OF MARIPOSAS. Website: https://www.mirelleortega.com/ Instagram: @msmirelle Newsletter: https://mirelleortega.substack.com/
So excited to share the news about my new author-illustrator project!
New book deals on the way from @msmirelle.bsky.social @alisonkimart.bsky.social @tamishaanthony.bsky.social + more buff.ly/eKJNzdk
Double feature idea: 500 Days of Summer and Obsession.
March is Women's History Month, gente! This month we will feature picture books about women and women's history! 11. RIVER OF MARIPOSAS, 2023 Author & Illustrator: @msmirelle.bsky.social 💙📚 #booksky #picturebooks #WomensHistoryMonth
Have a bewitching Valentine’s Day! (And a happy Friday the 13th)
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The Horn Book@thehornbook.bsky.social · 8mo agoDay 18 of #25DaysofHolidayBooks: PEPE AND THE PIÑATA: A CELEBRATION OF HISPANIC HERITAGE by @authortraceykyle.bsky.social ; illus. by @msmirelle.bsky.social (Little Bee) www.hbook.com/story/review... #HolidayHighNotes #HornBookHolidays #holidaybooks #giftaday #bookaday #kidlit #christmas
Me watching Sranger Things recaps on YouTube. (I’ve watched all 4 seasons, mind you)
a close up of a woman 's face with a triangle and a mathematical formula .
ALT: a close up of a woman 's face with a triangle and a mathematical formula .
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My Day of the Dead Altar this year. My grandparents died when I was - teenager and lived in Mexico. So much has happened since! In my altar, I like leaving snacks and candy of things that I’ve tasted since that I would have liked them to try (because I know they would have loved) 🤍
Feliz Día de Muertos 🖤 A spread from my book “Magic: Once Upon a Faraway Land”
Feliz Día de Muertos to everyone who celebrates today and tomorrow. I hope your altars are set and that you may feel the love of your dearly departed today and always 🖤
It’s publishing Day for PEPE AND THE PIÑATA 🪅✨ You can get the book here: littlebeebooks.com/books/pepe-a... Disponible también en español 🤗
“I am Halloween - spooky, creepy, hocus-pocus. Y soy el día de los Muertos - ofrendas, catrinas y papel picado.” One of my favorite spreads I got to illustrate for “I Am, Yo Soy”. A very special dua-lingual book about growing up a part of two different cultures.
This is the time of year when I take naps to the “It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” soundtrack.
I wrote about the end of summer and endpapers for newsletter.doc 💛 You can check it out here (it’s free): mirelleortega.substack.com/p/the-endpap...
Some cute pictures from the Draw Off at the LA Libros Festival last weekend!!
Happy Mexican Independence Day! And Happy Hispanic Heritage month! I didn’t have time to do a drawing this year, so I’m reposting some of my favorites I’ve drawn through the years.
I AM, YO SOY by Gabriela Orozco Belt, illus. by @msmirelle.bsky.social is a lyrical, dual-lingual picture book about the beauty of being part of two cultures! This is a wonderful read-aloud book—and a great one to share this upcoming Hispanic Heritage Month 🌟
Congrats 🎉✨
Cynthia Levinson@cylev.bsky.social · last yr.Congratulations @MiaWenjen the Julia Ward Howe Award from @BostonAuthorsClub & @carriefinison.bsky.social for a Notable. Thank you, BAC, for recognizing FREE TO LEARN @Atheneum @msmirelle.bsky.social. Ceremony 9/17 @MetropolitanWaterworksMuseum. Congratulations, adult winners, too!
Today on National Parents Day, we highlight MAMIACHI & ME written by mom and son duo, @writerjolene.bsky.social/Dakota Gutiérrez illustrated by @msmirelle.bsky.social plus THE YOWLERS by Stacy Lynn Carroll illustrated by @mollyruttan.bsky.social. #kidlit #kidlitart
It’s like a little bit gloomy outside and all I want to do is light a candle, decorate for Halloween and read a book about Vampires.