Ana

Siqueira

Children’s Author

Educator & Media Innovator

Travels from: Palm Harbor, FL

“Beautiful and full of life, this picture book is an excellent choice for gently discussing the illness of a loved one as well as sharing the magical relationship between children and their grandparents. Highly recommended for picture book collections.” — School Library Journal (starred review)

Ana Siqueira is a Spanish-language elementary teacher trained in Global education and PBS Media Innovator. She published a book in Spanish for the educational market and books in Portuguese in Brazil, where she is from.

She’s an award-winning children’s book author based in Tampa, Florida. Her books include Bella’s Recipe for Success (Beaming Books 2021), If Your Babysitter is a Bruja (S&S 2022), Abuela’s Super Capa/ La Supercapa de Abuela (HarperCollins 2023), Our World Brazil (Barefoot Books 2023), Boitata: the Fire Snake (Capstone 2023), La Mala Suerte is Following Me (Charlesbridge 2024), Mami’s Heart (HarperCollins 2026) among others.

Ana is also the co-founder of Latinxpitch, a pitch event to promote Latin authors and illustrators. She lives in Palm Harbor with her husband. She loves to read, write, teach, and play with her grandkids as a super Abuela or super Vovó. She’s a member of a Cuban-Brazilian-American blended family.

During her school visits and presentations, she uses her super teaching powers to get children engaged and active.

Ana's Featured Titles

How do Writers Get Inspired

Let’s get inspired too. (Kinder-5th) – After talking about me and my books and how I get inspired, we will let the kids get inspired and talk or draw ideas for their next books/stories.

Writing Craft - Show, Don't Tell.

Kids will review sentences with me and how to make them stronger by showing and not telling. Then I will give them a chance to try writing and revising their sentences. (2nd to 5th)

Growth Mindset

I will read my book BELLA’S RECIPE FOR SUCCESS and talk about my growth mindset as a writer, who had dyslexia and discuss with students about making mistakes and trying again. (any age)

Writing Similes

In my book BELLA’S RECIPE FOR SUCCESS, Bella compares her frosting to cocodrilo skin and her somersaults as jirafas rolling downhill. So, after reading the book and talking about similes, I ask students to create their own funny similes.

Perspective

After reading my book IF YOUR BABYSITTER IS A BRUJA (art by Irena Freitas), we will talk about perspective. How would you feel if you were the girl? How would you feel if you were the babysitter?

Reading, Questions And Answer

After reading any of my books, I will interact with students by asking questions and let them ask me questions.

Emotions, emotions

After reading my book Abuela’s Super Capa (also in Spanish), we will talk about different emotions and how each person deals with the same.

Our World: Brazil + others

After reading my book Our World Brazil and other books from the collections, we can compare and contrast what children do in different countries.

Universal Emotions

We will talk about universal feelings and what connects us as humans after reading two of my books.

Coming Soon!

“Written in first person from Miguel’s perspective, Siqueira’s humorous take on superstitions balances zaniness and sincerity with ease, complemented by Aguilera’s vibrant, expressive artwork. The text incorporates Spanish words throughout. An appendix on common superstitions and their origins in different countries provides intriguing background information, with a brief activity and research prompt. Miguel and his family are brown-skinned and Latine, while secondary characters are racially diverse. Good, clean superstitious fun.” — Kirkus Review

“In the Our World series, this book shows vibrant scenes from Brazil, then simple sentences in both English and Portuguese, plus a smattering of phonetics . . . Armchair traveling for the youngest, or a way for them to learn about faraway relatives and new words” — School Library Journal

“A sweet ode to superhéroe abuelas everywhere.” — School Library Journal

“VERDICT Beautiful and full of life, this picture book is an excellent choice for gently discussing the illness of a loved one as well as sharing the magical relationship between children and their grandparents. Highly recommended for picture book collections.” — School Library Journal

“Rainbow hearts, stars, and lightning bolts punctuate this tale of a grandchild’s evolving relationship with their grandmother.” — Publishers Weekly

“A fun and bright addition to Spanish picture book collections that will remind readers the importance of play and using their imagination even during difficult times.” — School Library Journal

“An exuberant yet tender portrayal of family and coping with change.” — Booklist

“A fun addition to picture book collections for children, and a perfect choice for October reads.” — School Library Journal

“A fun tale to share during spooky season.” — Kirkus Review

“This intergenerational tale about family traditions and grit will be a welcome addition to emerging or transitional readers’ shelves.” — School Library Journal

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Activies and Guides Link

Honors, Awards & Recognition

Bank Street College of Education and Children’s Book Committee
The Best Children’s Books of the Year in Spanish

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