Below is a list of past events. Feel free to click on the links to view available recordings!
Fantastic Middle Grade Reads
Books of Wonder
Sunday, April 2 @ 3 pm EST
Southwest Florida Reading Festival
Saturday, March 4, 2023
Fort Myers Regional Library
The Enchanted Life of Valentina Mejía – In-Person Book Launch
Monday, February 20, 2023 | 6 pm EST
Books & Books Coral Gables
Read-A-Thon Virtual Story Time at Brumfield Elementary
Monday, February 13, 2023 | 6:16 pm (Virtual Event)
Florida Gulf Coast University Literacy Festival
Friday, January 27, 2023 | 9 am – 2 pm ET
Visita de la autora: Alexandra Alessandri (Visita virtual)
Dr. Roberto Cruz Alum Rock Branch Library
December 16, 2022 | 4-5 pm PST
UCLA Extension | Fall Quarter WP NOW Member Meeting
Fri. December 9 | 12:15 – 1:15 pm PST
2022 NCTE Annual Convention
Anaheim, CA
November 17-20, 2022
Promoting a Classroom Culture of Empathy and Compassion Through Diverse Picture Books, with Terry Catasús Jennings, Karina Gonzalez, Monica Mancillas, Ana Siqueira
Thurs. November 17 | 9:30 AM PST – 10:45 AM PST
Different Languages as Bright Stars for Students: The Importance of Multilingualism in the Classroom, with Aya Khalil, Reem Faruqi, Terry Catasús Jennings
Thurs. November 17 | 1:00 PM PST – 2:15 PM PST
Simon & Schuster Booth | Exhibit Hall
Signing ARCs of The Enchanted Life of Valentina Mejía
Fri. November 18 | 10:00 AM PST
2022 Latinx Kidlit Book Festival
Middle Grade Craft Workshop for Students with Ernesto Cisneros
October 13, 2022 | 1 – 2 pm Eastern
Multicultural Children’s Book Day #ReadYourWorld
IG Live with author Alexandra Alessandri
Wednesday, September 21, 2022 | 2 pm Eastern
Hilo Colectivo – La hora Hilo
August 26, 2022 | 4 PM Central/5 PM Eastern
Miami-Dade Public Library | Country Walk Branch
In-person Back-to-School Readaloud and Craft
August 13, 2022
South Florida PBS
Between the Covers Summer Series | Alexandra Alessandri
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Boca Raton Public Library | Spanish River Library
Celebrating Children’s Book Week with Author Alexandra Alessandri
Sunday, May 1, 2022 | 2-3 pm EST
BAM! Festival of Books, Art, & Music
West Palm Beach, FL
Saturday, April 9, 2022
2022 Seahawk Writing Conference
Mining Our Lives and Experiences to Create Stories and Poems
Friday, April 1, 2022 | 11 am EST
Read to Grow Popcorn & PJs: Virtual Family Storytime
Friday, March 25, 2022 | 7 pm EST
2021 Latinx Kidlit Book Festival
Mi Lugar: Finding One’s Place (En Español)
with Mariana Llanos, Raquel Ortiz, and Nomar Perez
FAME Conference 2021
Author Signing
Friday, December 3, 2021
National Latinx Writers Gathering
Ana Siqueira & Alexandra Alessandri
Owning Our Stories: Harvesting Memories
to Create Vivid Children’s Book Characters
Saturday, October 16
OCLS Virtual Event: Meet the Authors
in Celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month
Thursday, September 23
IG Live with Aventuras en ESL
Tuesday, September 21
BC Alumni & Friends Network Webinar
Author Reading of Isabel and Her Colores Go to School
Saturday, September 11
Isabel and Her Colores Book Launch
Books & Books IG Live Storytime
nErD Camp PA
July 15, 2021 | Check out my Flipgrid intro here
Isabel and Her Colores Blog Tour
- Monday, July 12 @ 11 am EST The Tiny Activist Instagram Live
- Tuesday, July 13 Kidlit in Color
- Wednesday, July 14 Celebrate Picture Books
- Thursday, July 15 Las Musas Books
- Friday, July 16 Latinxs in Kidlit
- Monday, July 19 Jena Benton’s Simply 7
- Tuesday, July 27 Erin Dealey Blog
2021 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition
Albert Whitman: Holidays Around the World Panel
nErD Camp CT
June 12, 2021 | Check out my Flipgrid intro here
Las Musas Debut Diaries Podcast
PB Edition: Marketing and Publicity
Conversations with an Author: Women in Writing
BC South Campus
Writing the Character Driven Picture Book
BC South Campus Seahawk Writing Conference
March 12, 2021
World Read Aloud Day
February 3, 2021
Book Journey: Our Path to Picture Books
Zara González Hoang & Alexandra Alessandri in conversation
Las Musas Webinar
MDPLS Virtual Author Series with Alexandra Alessandri
Virtual Storytime with Q&A, various libraries
2020 Latinx Kidlit Book Festival
Picture Books with All the Feels
2020 NCTE Annual Convention
*Affirming Identities and Building Empathy through MG and PB Latinx Literature
With Chantel Acevedo, Adrianna Cuevas, Kim Baker, Rebecca Balcarcel, Anika Fajardo, Yolanda Gonzales, Anna Meriano, Emma Otheguy, Loriel Ryon, Mary Louise Sanchez, Julia Torres, and Shreya Vora.
*The Writer in the Composition Classroom
With Alex Giardino, Rebecca Balcarcel, and Christopher Baron
68th Annual Breakfast with the Authors
November 14, 2020
Books & Books Virtual Author Series: Alexandra Alessandri
October 3, 2020
2020 Nerd Camp PA
*Language and Culture in Kidlit
*Empowering Students of All Ages and Backgrounds with Diverse Books
OwnVoices Brainstorming:
Mining Cultural Heritage & Memories for Story
May 14, 2020 | Part of Las Musas Webinar Series
Reimagining Home: Latinx Children’s Authors on Writing
March 10, 2020 | 2020 MFLA (Music, Film, Literature, & Arts) Festival
Cancelled Events due to COVID
Picture Books That Celebrate the Diversity in Our Nation (NCTE)
First-Generation Writers on the Search for Home (NCTE)
Where I’m From: A Generative Writing Workshop
2020 Broward College MFLA (Music, Film, Literature, & Arts) Festival