PURA BELPRÉ & CALIBA Award recipient for my MG novel, EFRÉN DIVIDED—Part of Quill Tree Books at HarperCollins and @EastWestLit Agency | Proud Latinx | He/Him
SCBWI SoCal Co-ARA
Joined August 2015
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I'm Honored to be a finalist for the 2026 Golden Poppy Award for Middle Grade! 🌟
I’m incredibly grateful to have QUESO, JUST IN TIME included among these wonderful books and authors. It’s a real honor to share the shortlist with such talented storytellers and such terrific middle grade books.
Congratulations to my fellow finalists Van Hoang, Kate O’Shaughnessy, Sara Pennypacker, and Priya Swaminathan! ❤️📚
Good luck to everyone!
Pa’lante!
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Repost from Instagram—Evergreen Middle School— 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟REVIEW of @Author_Cisneros Queso, Just in Time @QuillTreeBooks #BookBoost
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Appreciate that. I had so much fun remembering the 80's.
#Book22. Ever wish you could go back in time & spend it with a loved one? ❤️ This novel also took me back to my childhood. Remember TV Guide? So many things I loved about this novel! #family #grief #spanglish #Pd4uandme @Author_Cisneros
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Welcome to 5 years of E Train’s world of books! Here’s a peek into my recent talk with the lovely storyteller Erin Dealey.
@ErinDealey’s #picturebook, DEAR EARTH… FROM YOUR FRIENDS IN ROOM 5, is the inspiration behind E Train Talks Earth, an Environmental Literacy Initiative I created to celebrate & teach small but impactful acts that children can do to help protect & care for the planet.
CLICK THE LINK TO WATCH THE FULL EPISODE:
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#etraintalks #AuthorLife #etraintalksearth #readingcommunity #kidlit
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Save the date: Meet @Author_Cisneros Ernesto Cisneros at the National Book Festival | Library of Congress
Saturday, Aug. 22, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
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"Thank you for my Birthday reel! I am still reeling with happiness from all of your fabulous wishes."--Deborah Warren
@Author_Cisneros @LaurenKerstein @PatriciaNewman @marikonagai2012 @KimberlyBiddle4 @LynnSmithTV @sarahscheerger @JanetNolanBooks @meganefreeman @safasuleiman2
Happy Birthday to the amazing Deborah Warren! Thank you for ALL you do for our #Kidlit community. 🌟📚🌟
Have the BEST day!
❤️ From your E/W family:
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Summer Break with Children’s Authors Who Are Also Educators @Author_Cisneros middle school #teacher in Santa Ana, Calif. Author of Queso, Just in Time (@QuillTreeBooks out now) publishersweekly.com/pw/by-t…
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#Book22. Ever wish you could go back in time & spend it with a loved one? ❤️ This novel also took me back to my childhood. Remember TV Guide? So many things I loved about this novel! #family #grief #spanglish #Pd4uandme @Author_Cisneros
Appreciate that. I had so much fun remembering the 80's.
#Book22. Ever wish you could go back in time & spend it with a loved one? ❤️ This novel also took me back to my childhood. Remember TV Guide? So many things I loved about this novel! #family #grief #spanglish #Pd4uandme @Author_Cisneros
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Thank you. I love seeing Queso out in the world like this. And what a great photo!
⌛🧀Queso Just in Time by Ernesto Cisneros. #dailybutlershelfie #timetravel #fathersonbonding #quesojustintime @Author_Cisneros @HarperCollins
Thank you. I love seeing Queso out in the world like this. And what a great photo!
⌛🧀Queso Just in Time by Ernesto Cisneros. #dailybutlershelfie #timetravel #fathersonbonding #quesojustintime @Author_Cisneros @HarperCollins
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Thank you @ETrainsWorld for inspiring #EarthHeroes everywhere. #WorldOceansDay 🌏🌎🌍
Thank you for sharing DEAR EARTH…From Your Friends in Room 5 , Illus. Luisa Uribe @HarperStacks @Harper360UK @EastWestLit @WorldOceansDay
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Hi! I review #middlegradebooks on my #book podcast.
I’ve recently started a series where I interview people in the book industry! If you know anyone interested in being interviewed, I’d be thrilled to feature them in my podcast! #author #librarians #bookreview #WritingCommunity
Wonderful news!!!
Congratulations @SarahHoffman101: “We are thrilled to announce that our very favorite publisher, @MaginationPress has acquired our first book! Jacob’s New Dress [Illus. Chris Case] will be re-released into the world in May 2027! New art, new end notes, new lease on life!”
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The Sacramento Kings aren’t just building a winning team, they’re building a winning culture!
Today, I went on Good Day Sacramento and spoke about the Kings’ three new rookies and what they bring to the team.
Huge thank you to @TVcody and the Good Day team for having me on!
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#sacramento #goodday #NBA #etraintalkssports #etraintalks #ethanminton
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Congrats Joey Spiotto: TREASURE HUNT, Book Three in the MAX, A LITTLE AXOLOTL is coming from Graphix winter 2027. 🌟📚🌟
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Undocumented Immigrants in Children’s Books buff.ly/Y3VQwR6 via @pragmaticmom #ReadYourWorld #ImmigrantHeritageMonth #KidLit
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Happy to see @Author_Cisneros & @virginialoh on the Speaker List for this fall’s virtual @CRAreading conference! Save the date: Oct. 16-17. 🌟📚🌟
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Three STARRED reviews for QUESO, JUST IN TIME by Pura Belpré Award-winning author @Author_Cisneros QuillTreeBooks @HarperStacks
Shout out for all the young Vickings (students) who came out for autographs after my presentation. I signed as quickly as I could, but it still took a while. Thank you all for being so patient. @EastWestLit @SCBWI_SoCal @QuillTreeBooks @HarperCollins @SantaAnaLibrary @MendezMustangs