Fairy Tale Guinea Pigs, Kindness, and Encouragement with Author Illustrator Ana Velez

Please welcome author illustrator Ana Velez to the show!!!💃💃💃💃 I was blown away by her retelling of The Three Little Pigs in her book The Three Little Guinea Pigs and The Andean Fox. From the artwork to the beautiful story and characters, kind, encouraging take on a much-loved classic. I hope you enjoy this episode and Ana’s words of encouragement and inspiration. If you like stories, fairy tales, or unexpected kindness in picture books, this is the interview for you! Highlights: Sharing her first stories with her students. The value of outside perspectives and connecting with the writing community. How magical Middle Grade and YA are for all ages. The joy in finding your community within the writing world and how that continues to change and grow over the years. The drive to create that’s inside all of us. Final words of advice: Keep learning and keep practicing. Links Mentioned🔗: Ana’s website Ana’s Book Launch Fiesta on September 8th Preorder The Three Little Guinea Pigs and The Andean Fox on Bookshop, Amazon, Barnes and Noble (publication 8-13-24) SCBWI 12x12 Challenge PBSOAR24 on X, link.tree and Instagram Previous interview with PBSOAR24 member Laura Bower Book Recommendations📚: Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution by Cat Bohannon Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan Thank you so much, Ana, for coming on the show! And thank you for listening! Stay tuned for next week’s interview with author Jessica Speer.