Gama Valle | KidLit Author - is out on sub

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él/he | Author ✍🏼 Casting Director 🗂️ Theatre Director 🎭 | 🇵🇷🏳️‍🌈 | Rep’d by Leah Pierre of Ladderbird Literary Agency KINDNESS GROWS IN THE DARK-Barefoot Books-Spring 2026 gamavalle.com | https://tr.ee/xnyTkFHJQH

Poster announcing the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival Storytime entitled Choosing Kindness that goes live on September first. A virtual event were Gama Valle and Monica Roja will talk about their work.
"A layered story set in Puerto Rico that emphasizes the values of kindness and community."
A grid showing the covers of some of the books I read in July 2025
Deal announcement- Autumn Allen at Barefoot Books has acquired world rights to Kindness Glows in the Dark by Gama Valle (I.), illustrated by Mrinali Álvarez Astacio; Autumn Allen and Bree Reyes will edit. In rural Puerto Rico, Nube and Kamil are friends, but when Nube discovers that Kamil is stealing food from her family's garden and why, they both learn to be better neighbors. Publication is planned for spring 2026; Leah Pierre at Ladderbird Literary Agency represented the author, and Emily Keyes at Keyes Agency represented the illustrator.
Broadwayworld announcement: LUCINE! OR BIRDSHIT: A HUMAN CONCERTO WITH STRING & VOID Makes Joe's Pub Debut In April LUCINE! or birdshit: a human concerto with string & void will take place on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater.
Screenshot of Deezer’s music player on iOS. Playing Taste by Coco Jones.
EL COMITÉ DE LIBROS INFANTILES DE BANK STREET COLLEGE OF EDUCATION LOS MEJORES LIBROS INFANTILES DEL AÑO 2025 PARA LIBROS TRADUCIDOS O PUBLICADOS EN 2024
Sunny, tropical landscape. Pictures a section of the Camuy River going into the Atlantic Ocean. There’s a person fishing in the distance.
Collage of book covers summarizing my November 2024 reading list. Graphic generated by StoryGraph.
Picture of a copy of early reader graphic novel Bog Myrtle laying on a light brown table
Screenshot of my reading list on StoryGraph. It shows the three picture books I read on November 22 2024. From top to bottom: ALOHA EVERYTHING, GWENDOLYN AND THE LIGHT, THE STAR IN YOU
Screenshot of my StoryGraph read books section listing the picture books I read on November 21st. From top to bottom: Giddy Up, Unicorn!, The Goblin Twins: Too Hard to Scare and House Held Up by Trees.
Cover art for the picture books LEO’S FIRST VOTE!
Cover art for the picture book in Spanish, NIEBLA (FOG)
Cover art for the picture book MISSING MOMMA.
Cover art for the picture book TAMALES FOR CHRISTMAS.
An illustration of Quino’s famous character MAFALDA
Cover for LOS CUENTOS DE JUAN BOBO
A picture of me framed by a profile picture frame celebrating the 30 Year Anniversary of Mariah Carey’s album Merry Christmas
Movie poster for Netflix’s Christmas romcom Meet Me Next Christmas
Poster for Netflix’s Christmas movie HOT FROSTY
screenshot of my Bluesky appearance settings
Collage generated by the app Story Graph that shows the covers for some of the books I read in October 2024
Picture of an e-book copy of the picture book I Want to Read All the Books. Trees and buildings in the background.
Me holding the JLG certificate beside a stack of books places in front of lilac and yellow mums
A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #885,948, Gama Valle | KidLit Author - is out on sub ‪@gamavalle.bsky.social‬, joined on Sep 6, 2023"
Me signing a copy of my picture book PROHIBIDO LLORAR.
A selfie
36 Exceptional Titles, Including 7 Spanish Language Books and a Celebration with Raul the Third | Starred Reviews, June 2024
Starred Review - Prohibido Llorar - book cover framed by a pink line - the background is the a detail from one of the spreads in the book
Art announcing that I’m attending the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival Storytellers Conference
Picture of myself holding a copy of my picture book Prohibido llorar. Part of my body is framed by a pink rectangle enclosed by a yellow border. The background is a detail of an illustration of a number of passengers in transit.
Cover of PROHIBIDO LLORAR floating over an airport spread detail. The JLG Gold Standard seal is on the down left corner of the book cover
Covers of the books listed in the original post
Square IG post. Main text line reads: I’ve just signed the Kildlit 4 ceasefire letter to Biden.
A four squares grid containing the covers of the books listed above
Covers of the picture books listed above
Covers of the picture books listed in the original post
Stack of books taken out of the library
Covers for the picture books listed above
A blurred book cover in the center over a green background with stars and a planet. At the top the picture it says pronto and coming soon.
Covers for the picture books mentioned above
Covers for the picture books listed above
Covers for the books listed above
Covers for the picture books listed in the post
Screenshot of my Goodreads 2023 recap
Sunset in Peñón Amador Beach in Camuy, Puerto Rico.
Picture of an original painting leaning on a mirror on a white dresser.
Floor sticker outside the Queens Public Library’s Rego Park location. It says all books are welcome and that the library joins the fight against book bans band
My dog Meta looking at my newly decorated Christmas tree. Xmas 2023
Screenshot of the feed sort feature on Graysky. List of options over a feed.
Screenshot of a Pinterest board comprised of pictures of Puerto Rico’s countryside, fruits, flowers and a Coquí frog.
Picture of the Premio Campoy-Ada Mention of Honor certificate and medal beside a copy of the picture book “Pitu le baila al mar”.