For quite a long time now, I’ve been encouraging students and their families to draw inspiration from their parents’ heritage, culture, and native language to write a story.
Read MoreIt was a delight to wake up on a chilly November day to the news from the National Council of Teachers of English.
Read MoreVeo, Veo, I See You has just been published. Do you know a kid who’d like to be a co-author with me? This short video tells you how they can!
Read More“Delacre ingeniously sets up the game of Veo, Veo as a conversation between the siblings and Mami that alternates between English and Spanish…”
Read MoreApril brings Earth Day, celebrated on the twenty-second of the month, since 1970. The History of Earth Day states that it “ is widely recognized as the largest secular observance in the world, marked by more than a billion people every year…
Read MoreI will be at The Carle Museum of Picture Book Art located in Amherst. Join me at the museum for a lively and informative program on Saturday, April 1, 2023. Learn about how to win a free virtual school visit, download a new comprehensive teachers guide, and participate in a worthwhile silent auction.
Read MoreCelebrate the upcoming release of Cool Green: Amazing, Remarkable Trees and Verde Fresco: Árboles asombrosos y extraordinarios, with a free author virtual visit to your school!
Read More2022 was the year of downsizing. We sold our beautiful family home in the Maryland suburbs, to move to a much smaller apartment in Washington, DC.
Read MoreIt is exciting to announce a picture book I’ll be working on with Latinx acquiring editor Sophia Jimenez. Together we plan to make this, a special offering for all the children that lived and still live in pandemic times.
Read MoreI spent the first six months of the difficult year 2020 researching, writing, and sketching. I find that research on flora is both soothing and healing to the soul.
Read MoreHere are Rafi and Rosi Coquí, bringing a message for the New Year.
Read MoreI have so enjoyed volunteering my time to help launch a new Latinx voice, with Latinx in Publishing, that I’ve signed up as a Madrina for Las Musas!
Read MoreSummer has arrived with opportunities for learning and growth. I believe that Black Lives Matter.
Read MoreAs the worldwide pandemic affects us all, I’m thrilled to be part of an industry that has risen to keep serving children in their emotional and educational needs during these uncertain times.
Personal author visits are not a possibility right now. Still, I’m delighted to offer options for you, my readers.
Marla and Romina grace the walls of Strathmore Mansion…
Read MoreCelebrate with a free family bilingual program featuring award-winning author-illustrator Lulu Delacre. Delight in irresistible music by Los Hijo'e Plena, the performance ensemble of Cultura Plenera, a Maryland Traditions award-winner. Together they will bring to life “Fiery Bomba,” a story in the children's book, Rafi and Rosi Music!
Read MoreThis September Rafi and Rosi Coquí are back!
Join this busy tree frog duo as they explore Puerto Rican bomba, plena and salsa.
Book Launch October 19 at the Sitar Arts Center Theater, Washington, DC.
Eight of the portraits of Us, in Progress: Short Stories About Young Latinos were juried into
a national exhibit at the Cato Institute, Freedom: Art as the Messenger.
August 6 is the release date of the book’s paperback, pre-order it!