Finally after many years I have finished this batch of four prints. They are prints to celebrate reading and to highlight a diverse group of kids relating to Science fiction, skating or sports, making or welding, and listening to music or audiobooks. Check them out individually below.
If you’d like to purchase this pack of four prints here is the…
Dig this? Check out the last pack of Story Time prints
Seems counter intuitive but kids really want to be like their parents, they curious about trying what you’re doing, or they subconsciously absorb who you are as a parent. Dads, Moms, Nonbinary parents, all can stand to let your kids catch YOU reading. Just a tip from a former young parent. Now i’m a middle aged parent.
Dig this? I highly recommend checking out “Rad Dad” Zine By Tomas Moniz -its all about what its like to be a parent, the triumphs, trials, and tribulations.
For the young fathers ESPECIALLY. Key point here is reading with them. It won’t stick unless you read with them.
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Young Parent tip: If u want your kids to keep their reading game up during the summer, try making a trip to the library 2x a month to get bks for them you’ll read w/them and bks they like. Puzzles, comics, fotos, picture bks, etc count. -Signed a former young dad.
Dig this? Check out this film about Parenthood by Kevin Hart, Or this short film about the children of Black Panther Party members (The Panther Cubs).
Xóchi had a tough day. It was the weekend of the super show but she couldn’t do all the fun stuff she normally did like eat cotton candy, have a cyber fighter battle with her cousins on their Nintendo switches, or eat extra spicy nachos during the hopping contest. Her job today was to study, polish tio Ramon’s car and make sure nobody went to the wrong space from the club. Luckily Star and Miguel brought comics, with the newest Alien Quinceñera she still got to have some fun.
Context: I love reading but I didn’t always love it. Rather than illustrate that pain, I wanted to paint a picture of a candid moment of three ordinary kids sitting together reading comics for fun on a lowrider at a show. During the summer of 2025 me and my family went to our first lowrider show together as a family.
What is this? This is a short story. They are a way for me to sharpen my skills, to play, and to stretch out by trying new ideas for stories. In 2010 they started off as a way to practice the format of picture books but I’m interested in other formats now too. My name is Robert Liu-Trujillo and my most recent book is Fresh Juice/ Jugo Fresco published by Lee & Low Books.
Check out some of my past short stories worth checking out:
Dig this? Check out my first self published Art Book- 130 pages of sketches, paintings, characters, and more HERE
This is pretty damn cool, I get to be an instructor alongside Michaela Ellis w/ young storytellers at thee FAIRYLAND! Isnt that cool, no? I have been going to Fairyland since the 80s yall. First as a child, then as a young parent in the mid 2000’s, and now as a writer/illustrator for the past 4-5 years and as a parent to mydaughter. This workshop is a way to get young storytellers some practice and community. We’ll be working on writing AND drawing our stories in this series so tell a friend. More info: https://fairyland.org/youthwriters
Dig this? Check out that time I was invited to lead a picture book workshop for MFA Comics students at CCA.
Hey yall, I’m writing to you about Storytime Friends, a nonprofit I serve as a member of their Advisory
Council. Check out this message from the founders and dig in….and DONATE HERE
Storytime Friends has delivered a lively read-aloud video series, free
picture books, and fun, educational activities on a monthly basis to children at UCSF Benioff
Children’s Hospital in Oakland for 2 years now. They secured a fiscal sponsorship with the
Social Good Fund, so that we can offer tax-deduction benefits to our donors. And they’ve
built relationships with book publishers, a large community of authors & illustrators, local
Bay Area bookstores, and with Children’s Fairyland, and more along the way.Â
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We’ve accomplished all of this on a 100% volunteer basis. We’ve been pouring our hearts into
this, and now we need financial support to keep going and growing.Â
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My ask is this: if you can support Storytime Friends with a donation, I would be grateful.
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Theyre fundraising to get more books into the hands of Kids in 2025. We hope to raise $30,000 by December 31, 2024.Â
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Thank you for considering this worthwhile project.
Storytime Print 5 – Eyy its been about 6 or 7 years since I started making these “storytime prints” first for fun, then more and more because those who love and learn with children asked for more. This is a portrait of me and my daughter so its special:) I hope it means something to you wherever you are and wherever your reading nook is. Be it in the classroom, an office, a library, or your home.
Dig this? Check out the one I did of my wife and my daughter when she was younger.
Hey if you’re in the Bay Area on May 9th and you’d like to support an organization that puts literacy first for Bay Area youth come check out “Building on Books”. This will be a fundraiser for Tandem’s work giving away books to families and educators, traning for those who work with kids, and so much more. this event will feature food, drinks, activities, and a talk by Tiffany Golden, Darshana Khiani, and myself.
This is a really inspiring documentary about “READING RAINBOW” featuring the creators of the incredible show that touched so many of us as youngins. PLEASE watch it, rent it, go see it in theaters, share it. It’s all about spreading the love of reading and learning. #readingrainbow #Documentary #ButterflyInTheSky
Dig this? Check out my last art print “I’m a Reader”
