Heartfelt New Picture Books to Share!

Join us virtually to meet a sweet little cat that was the underdog of a prestigious Cat Show, then follow along as a girl reminisces about all the lovely things her grandfather taught her, next join a knight in his quest to find his missing father, and then watch as a little girl overcomes her stage fright!

Hello, San Francisco! I will be doing an in-person Story Time at the Daly City Public Library this Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at 10:30 AM. I'm so looking forward to meeting all of you there and to sharing this story about kindness and building community to celebrate Filipino American History Month. Hope to see you there!

LA folks! I'll be doing an in-person reading and Q&A at California State University, Long Beach this coming Monday, October 23, 2023 from 3:30 - 5:00 PM. This free event is thanks to the support of Long Beach XP, the CSULB College of Liberal Arts, the CSULB Office of Multicultural Affairs, the CSULB Department of Asian & Asian American Studies, and of Project Resilience.

2nd Annual Liwanag Literary Festival, celebrating Filipino-American stories and literature in honor of Filipino American History Month

Join us for the Liwanag Lit Fest, a free literary festival shining a light on the vibrant diversity of Filipinx storytelling, organized by the Long Beach Public Library, Bel Canto Books, and our amazing volunteer team of book lovers! Free parking is available behind the Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library.

How do you connect with your loved ones and culture? Best-selling author of Holding On and Lolo's Sari-Sari Store, Sophia N. Lee joins us for a special story time to share how she connects with her heritage, followed by a Q&A session and a craft to celebrate Filipino American History Month. Call the Library at (562) 989-7323 to register.

See you at the Maplewood South Orange Kidlit Festival this October 1!

Get ready to immerse yourself in a cultural extravaganza this weekend as we celebrate Filipino American History Month (FAHM)! We are thrilled to announce the second annual Barrio Fest 2023, taking place on Sat, Sep 30, from 12pm to 5pm at the scenic Veterans Memorial Park, New Bridge Rd & Brey Ln, Bergenfield, NJ 07621.

How is it September already???

I hope to see you at these in-person events this month!

Come join us for a special Storytime with award winning author Sophia N. Lee! We are celebrating the release of her new book Lolo's Sari-sari Store. She will be reading from her new book as well as hosting an activity!

We are delighted to welcome Pinay author Sophia N. Lee, who will be present in person to celebrate her book, LOLO'S SARI-SARI STORE. The event will kick off with a warm welcome and author introductions, followed by a reading from the book and a Q&A session. Attendees will also have the opportunity to get their books signed and meet the author.

Join Sophia N. Lee, author of Lolo’s Sari-Sari Store on Saturday, August 12 at 1pm at the Pistahan Art Pavilion. Meet the author, get signed books, and bring the kids for free craft and coloring activities.

South San Francisco Public Library is honored to feature celebrated children's author Sophia N. Lee as our guest host for this week's Family Storytime!

Join us at 11:30 a.m. to meet Ms. Lee and be the first to hear her newest picture book, Lolo's Sari-Sari Store, read by the author herself.

We’re so happy to have Bel Canto Books as our pre-order partner for the launch of our book Lolo’s Sari-sari Store, written by me and illustrated by the fantastic Christine Almeda! Every pre-order comes with a special sari-sari store book plate signed by me and Christine, along with other pre-order goodies which we’ll be revealing soon.

This book is about building community and finding ways to belong in new places told through a Filipino lens, inspired by memories of the sari-sari store my family had when I was growing up.

We’re so excited to partner with the amazing @belcantobooks for a pre-order campaign and West Coast book launch of our picturebook Holding On, a Filipino kidlit story about a girl and her Lola and the many ways they hold on to what they love.

I’m so excited to share that I have another story book dream coming true! Lolo’s Sari-sari Store, written by me and illustrated by Filipino-American artist Christine Almeda, is a tribute to all the warm afternoons spent manning our old sari-sari store with my cousins. This place was where we learned about work, kindness, and life.

Holding On is about a young girl who spends song-filled summers with her music-loving grandmother in the Philippines, but when her beloved Lola starts slipping into silence and stillness, the girl helps her grandmother hold on with music and the joyful memories the songs bring.

Sharing this recording of a panel I did with the extremely talented author and illustrator Isabel Roxas and awesome Professor of Literature Danilo Baylen. We talked about our creative journeys, the ups and downs of creating work from inside and outside the Philippines, and some of the things we've learned along the way.

Heads up! I’ll be doing online story time and reading my latest picture book Soaring Saturdays on the Bergenfield Library Facebook Page this Saturday, December 12, 2020, at 10 AM EST.

What has given you joy during these difficult times?