Family Day on Aragon: Story Time with Jackie Morera and Violeta Encarnación

**Please note: This event will take place at the Books & Books in Coral Gables at 265 Aragon Ave. Tickets are FREE .

Jackie Morera is a Cuban American author of books for young-at-heart readers. Born and raised in Miami, Jackie now lives with her family in Central Florida. She’s a wife of 10+ years, a mom to the most marvelous kid, and is besties with the goofiest pup. Outside of writing, Jackie enjoys talking to the bees, monarch caterpillars, and butterflies in her pollinator garden, savoring pastelitos, and cozying up for a good nap. Jackie is an active member of Las Musas, a volunteer for the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival, and a 2025 PB Rising Stars Mentor. She is represented by Ashley Reisinger of Triada US Literary Agency. Jackie is the author of Together We Remember, illustrated by Violeta Encarnación, Abuelo's Flower Shop, illustrated by Deise Lino, and an unannounced picture book releasing in the Fall of 2026.

Violeta Encarnación is a Cuban, award-winning illustrator based in New York City, known for her vibrant, storytelling-driven visuals across traditional and digital media. Her work has appeared in publications like The New York Times, Sports Illustrated Kids, and The Washington Post. Violeta’s art often explores our connection to nature and each other, inviting viewers to reflect on these relationships. In her free time, she is an avid plant lover who is always pushing the limit on how much green her apartment can take, and a culinary enthusiast on the weekends.

In this tender debut picture book about finding joy despite grief, a little girl wishes to make Father’s Day even better by using imagination to honor and remember their happiest memories with a lost loved one.

Giselle and Papi are happy together, but there was a time when their two was three, and sometimes remembering is painful. It can also be a lot of fun! They embark on an imagination adventure that includes rainforest hikes, intergalactic planet-hopping, and most of all, remembering Mami through her favorite activity—creating stories and new memories.

This book's vivid, emotive prose makes the complicated themes of grief and absence accessible for young readers in this personal story that centers family, love, and journeys that memory can lead us on.

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