2022 Events


Nevada County Public Library

Author Storytime & Storywalk

207 Mill St, Grass Valley, CA

Thursday, Dec 15, 2022

10:30am Pacific

Link to Recording


San Antonio Public Library

Author Storytime & Chef Andrea (making tamales)

Potranco Branch

8765 State Hgwy, 151 Access Road

San Antonio, TX

Saturday, Dec 03, 2022

10:30 am Central

Link to recording

Chef Andrea making tamales

Bishop Elementary School

Sponsored by:
We Need Diverse Books (www.DiverseBooks.org)
— Writers & Artists Across the Country (www.WAACvisits.org)

Author Storytime

Sunnyvale, CA

Monday, Nov 14


Latinx Kidlit Book Festival

Author Storytime

Thursday, Oct 13

1:00-2:00pm EST.

Click for Complete Schedule and Instructions for Watching

Watch the replay by clicking above

Tandem, Partners in Early Learning

Thursday, September 22

6-8:30pm

Join me and fellow Bay Area creators in support of Tandem, Partners in Early Learning.

All proceeds support access to high-quality, multilingual, multicultural children’s books and early learning programming for Bay Area children 0-5.

Get your tickets today at https://www.tandembayarea.org/…/building-on-books…/

San Antonio Public Library

Author Talk

Saturday, September 17, 2022

2:30-3:30pm Central

In Person: 8765 State Hwy 151, San Antonio, TX 78245

Virtual: register at mysapl.org/events

Colton Valentine, Muralist
Colton Valentine, Muralist

Link to Video of Mural

Nicolás Valdez, Accordionist & Performing Artist
Watch the replay by clicking above

TikTok

Response to Love Is Love being on Banned Book Lists

Click here for TikTok


No registration required


Children’s Fairyland Book Festival

699 Bellevue Ave, Oakland, CA 94610

Saturday, June 18, 2022

Author Meet & Greet, Book Signing, 2:50-4pm


KTVU – Channel 2 Portland, OR

Author Interview on They’re So Flamboyant

Friday, June 17, 2022

link to recording


Celebrating PRIDE

Author Book Readings & Children’s Music

Vibe Gallery

1 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, CA 94952

Phone(707) 789-7886

Sunday, June 10, 2022 10-11:30am Pacific

click for more information


Indie Shindig: Everybody Needs PRIDE!

June 6, 2022, 4pm Eastern


Kickoff PRIDE Month

IG Live with Leanna #ReadYourWorld / Multi-cultural Children’s Book Day (MCBD)

Wed, June 1, 2022, 2pm Eastern


Click here to listen to recording


Pride Storytime

Marin Country Day School
K – 2 students

Corte Madera, CA

Tuesday, May 31, 2022


Careers in Mind

UC San Diego Psychology Department

Psychology Career Symposium Panel

May 13, 2022


Indies Unite!

A Celebration of Food, Culture and Community

Virtual Author Panel

Saturday, May 7, 2022, 4pm Eastern

Watch video recording here


Start Lighthouse

Michael Genhart & Andy Passchier

Author/Illustrator presentation

Rainbow, A First Book of Pride

Wednesday May 4, 2022, 3:30-4:00 pacific


Read Across America

San Bernardino City Unified School District

Wednesday, March 2, 2022


Lamda Literary

LGBTQ Writers in Schools Program

Visiting NYC Public Schools

Fall 2021 – Winter 2022 (date/time TBD)

More Information


SCBWI – SF North & East Bay

Virtual Book Launch

Sunday, January 23, 2022, 10:30am-12:30pm Pacific