The Monster in the Lake/Mistaco! A Tale of Tragedy y Tortillas

About this episode

In this episode, the hosts discuss two children's books, exploring themes of tragedy and creativity in storytelling.

Books: The Monster in the Lake written and illustrated by Leo Timmers, published by Gecko Press, 2025 Mistaco! A Tale of Tragedy y Tortillas written and illustrated by Eliza Kinkz, published by Kokila, 2025 Resources: https://www.leotimmers.com/ https://www.elizakinkz.com/ https://txla.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-Texas-2x2-List-One-Pagers.docx.pdf https://www.bookitprogram.com/ https://www.heb.com/discover/h-e-buddy https://www.rif.org/ https://www.hpb.com/summer-reading.html?srsltid=AfmBOoqdDVVDsjRiJBlLiGu4wUiE2Vpx2VG-4zA-n0hWltBUoBSyBNXI Social Media: Instagram: @librariansoflittles Threads: Librariansoflittles Bluesky: littleslibrarians.bsky.social Substack: @librariansoflittles Website: https://sites.google.com/view/librariansoflittles/home

People in this episode

Hosts: Patrick Adams, Caroline Legere

Topics covered

• children's literature
• book recommendations
• illustration
• storytelling
• tragedy
• cooking

Keywords

• children's books
• Leo Timmers
• Eliza Kinkz
• book recommendations
• storytelling
• illustration
• tragedy
• tortillas

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gecko Press, Kokila, Texas Library Association, Book It Program, H-E-B, Reading Is Fundamental, Half Price Books

Books & works: The Monster in the Lake, Mistaco! A Tale of Tragedy y Tortillas

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