The Backstory: LADYBUG LAUNCH: INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY OF CHINITAS IN SPACE

AH: When I began to dip my toes into the kidlit community I had no idea who I would meet or where those relationships would go. I could have never known that one of my first critique partners via Mindy Alyse Weiss' critique train, Melissa Trempe, would be joining me on my blog four years later with her debut picture book, LADYBUG LAUNCH: INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY OF CHINITAS IN SPACE, co-authored by Natalia Ojeda and illustrated by Manuela Montoya. It is always amazing to see writing friends from...