Selected Presentations
Process Art for Language Development: Low-Prep, High-Impact Projects for Multilingual Learners
Presented at MATSOL Virtual PD Day, November 2025
Beyond the Page: Richer Read-Alouds with Translanguaging
Presented at MATSOL Virtual PD Day, November 2025
Community and School Partnerships for Early Literacy
Presented for Library Journal, October 2025
Unmasking Inequities: A Critical Evaluation of Collections Through a Diversity Audit
Poster presented at American Library Association Annual Conference, June 2022
Selected Writing
Selected Publications
Selected Book Reviews
Remembering
by Xelena González & illus. by Adriana M. Garcia
PreS-Gr 3–The Pura Belpré award-winning team shares a new story about the deep, familiar pain of losing a pet and the natural, continuous circle of life and death. In this hauntingly beautiful text, a family memorializes their dog through the cultural practice of creating an ofrenda and sharing memories of their dearly departed protector on Día de Muertos. …Read More on SLJ.com
12 YA Titles That Celebrate Romantic Black Love | Great Books
by Florence Simmons & Ellen Williams
Feb 04, 2025 | Filed in News & Features
I Want to Be a Scientist
by Laura Driscoll & illus. by Catalina Echeverri
K-Gr 2–This early reader opens with a young person who uses crutches accompanying their mom on a research trip to the North Pole. The main character invites readers along on this trip and explains different practices of research scientists. “Like all scientists, they watch, listen, and collect facts. …Read more on SLJ.com
Ellen at the Library 