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Mirelle Ortega @msmirelle.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I grew up with a younger brother… I’ve heard every “I bet could do that” and “I could have gone pro on that” you can imagine. May we all live our lives with the confidence of a (or maybe just my) younger brother.

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Mirelle Ortega @msmirelle.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

So excited to share the news about my new author-illustrator project!

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Mirelle Ortega @msmirelle.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Double feature idea: 500 Days of Summer and Obsession.

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Librarianchica @librarianchica.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

March is Women's History Month, gente! This month we will feature picture books about women and women's history! 11. RIVER OF MARIPOSAS, 2023 Author & Illustrator: @msmirelle.bsky.social 💙📚 #booksky #picturebooks #WomensHistoryMonth

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Mirelle Ortega @msmirelle.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

INCREDILE!! Alysa Liu, you’re golden!

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Mirelle Ortega @msmirelle.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Have a bewitching Valentine’s Day! (And a happy Friday the 13th)

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Mirelle Ortega @msmirelle.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

My Day of the Dead Altar this year. My grandparents died when I was - teenager and lived in Mexico. So much has happened since! In my altar, I like leaving snacks and candy of things that I’ve tasted since that I would have liked them to try (because I know they would have loved) 🤍

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Mirelle Ortega @msmirelle.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Feliz Día de Muertos 🖤 A spread from my book “Magic: Once Upon a Faraway Land”

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Mirelle Ortega @msmirelle.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Dodgers back to back!!!!!!! 😭✨

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Mirelle Ortega @msmirelle.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Feliz Día de Muertos to everyone who celebrates today and tomorrow. I hope your altars are set and that you may feel the love of your dearly departed today and always 🖤

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Mirelle Ortega @msmirelle.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

It’s publishing Day for PEPE AND THE PIÑATA 🪅✨ You can get the book here: littlebeebooks.com/books/pepe-a... Disponible también en español 🤗

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Mirelle Ortega @msmirelle.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

“I am Halloween - spooky, creepy, hocus-pocus. Y soy el día de los Muertos - ofrendas, catrinas y papel picado.” One of my favorite spreads I got to illustrate for “I Am, Yo Soy”. A very special dua-lingual book about growing up a part of two different cultures.

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Mirelle Ortega @msmirelle.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

This is the time of year when I take naps to the “It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” soundtrack.

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Mirelle Ortega @msmirelle.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

I wrote about the end of summer and endpapers for newsletter.doc 💛 You can check it out here (it’s free): mirelleortega.substack.com/p/the-endpap...

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Mirelle Ortega @msmirelle.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Some cute pictures from the Draw Off at the LA Libros Festival last weekend!!

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Mirelle Ortega @msmirelle.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Happy Mexican Independence Day! And Happy Hispanic Heritage month! I didn’t have time to do a drawing this year, so I’m reposting some of my favorites I’ve drawn through the years.

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HarperStacks @harperstacks.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

I AM, YO SOY by Gabriela Orozco Belt, illus. by @msmirelle.bsky.social is a lyrical, dual-lingual picture book about the beauty of being part of two cultures! This is a wonderful read-aloud book—and a great one to share this upcoming Hispanic Heritage Month 🌟

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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Today on National Parents Day, we highlight MAMIACHI & ME written by mom and son duo, @writerjolene.bsky.social/Dakota Gutiérrez illustrated by @msmirelle.bsky.social plus THE YOWLERS by Stacy Lynn Carroll illustrated by @mollyruttan.bsky.social. #kidlit #kidlitart

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Mirelle Ortega @msmirelle.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

It’s like a little bit gloomy outside and all I want to do is light a candle, decorate for Halloween and read a book about Vampires.

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Mirelle Ortega @msmirelle.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Me 🤝 Brazilian food at the mall

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Mirelle Ortega @msmirelle.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Jarocha no. 1 Gouache, color pencil and posca marker on mixed media paper. A little Jarocha from a series I’m painting!

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Mirelle Ortega @msmirelle.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

I learned to play chess a couple weeks ago… apparently just in time for this 3 hour video about chess I just found on YouTube!!

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Mirelle Ortega @msmirelle.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

You can get 25% off if you pre-order PEPE AND THE PIÑATA today! ✨ shorturl.at/2fySW

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Mirelle Ortega @msmirelle.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

I loved these two pieces at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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Mirelle Ortega @msmirelle.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Hi friends! I’ll be at the ALA convention this weekend. I’ll be doing two book signings, come say hi ☺️

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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Happy World Day of Music! 🎶 🎵 We love SOMETHING WILD by @mollyruttan.bsky.social and MAMIACHI AND ME by @writerjolene.bsky.social and Dakota Gutierrez with art by @msmirelle.bsky.social! These sweet books are music to our eyes and ears! ❤️📚🎻 🎸 #kidlit #picturebooks #music

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Jolene Gutiérrez | Kidlit Author & Teacher Librarian @writerjolene.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

So much gratitude to Andrea Y. Wang for hosting me on the Picture Book Builders site for an interview about MAMIACHI & ME: MY MAMI'S MARIACHI BAND by Dakota Gutierrez, @msmirelle.bsky.social, and me today! There is a #giveaway! picturebookbuilders.com/2025/06/mami... #kidlit #picturebooks #teacher

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Mirelle Ortega @msmirelle.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Just finished painting the cutest rocks no one will ever notice in a book spread 🥲

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Mirelle Ortega @msmirelle.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Happy Mother’s Day! 🩷 Thanks mom and auntie for always being there ✨💕

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Mirelle Ortega @msmirelle.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

A gouache mermaid I painted a few mermays ago…

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Mirelle Ortega @msmirelle.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Summer is coming and I have to scroll on Instagram while repeating under my breath “I have enough bathing suits, I have enough bathing suits…”

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Mirelle Ortega @msmirelle.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

In a way I’m happy I didn’t see Conclave before the Oscars because I would’ve been so mad it didn’t win!

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Mirelle Ortega @msmirelle.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Happy independent bookstore day! 🩷 remember to show your love and support for your local bookshops today! (And buy yourself a book!)

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Mirelle Ortega @msmirelle.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

“I try to let whatever needs to pass through me pass through”… what a lineeee (from the new Lorde song, for context).

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Mirelle Ortega @msmirelle.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

You can get 25% off on your pre-order of Pepe and The Parade!

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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

MAMIACHI & ME by @writerjolene.bsky.social, Dakota Gutierrez, and @msmirelle.bsky.social is the PERFECT picture book to celebrate International Mariachi Week! #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebook #booksky

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