More About Ana Siqueira (She/Her)
Languages: English, Portuguese, and Spanish
Ana Siqueira is a Spanish-language teacher and an award-winning children's book author based in Tampa, Florida.
Her books include Bella's Recipe for Success (Beaming Books 2021), If Your Babysitter is a Bruja (S&S 2022), Abuela’s Super Capa/ La Supercapa de Abuela (HarperCollins 2023), Our World Brazil (Barefoot Books 2023), Boitata: the Fire Snake (Capstone 2023), La Mala Suerte is Following Me (Charlesbridge 2024), Mami’s Heart (HarperCollins 2026) among others.
Ana is the co-founder of Latinxpitch, a pitch event to promote Latin authors and illustrators. She lives in Palm Harbor with her husband and loves to play with her Cuban-Brazilian-American grandkids.
You can find Ana online at:
Ana’s strengths are…
Ana's strengths are giving ideas and suggestions to inspire authors and to solve plot problems. She loves listening to authors and brainstorming ideas to add humor and heart.
She also loves to work on word choice to make the manuscript more poetic and filled with emotion. She is in favor of art notes since art can complement the text so well and make the story more fun.
What Ana is looking for…
Ana is looking for a mentee who writes funny stories filled with heart. The mentee should be willing to try new versions and be open-minded to new ideas. She wants someone who is willing to review, review, and review until the manuscript sings.
She is willing to have Zoom meetings to brainstorm ideas and solutions. The author is always the one who makes the final decision, but being flexible and open to new ideas will make things easier.
A Note from Ana:
“I will get pretty impressed if you can show me your voice through your application and story.”
Ana’s Picture Books
BELLA’S RECIPE FOR SUCCESS, written by Ana Siqueira and illustrated by Geraldine Rodríguez
OUR WORLD: BRAZIL, written by Ana Siqueira and illustrated by Ana Matsusaki
Boitatá the Fire Snake (Discover Graphics: Global Folktales), written by Ana Siqueira and illustrated by Fabiana Faiallo
IF YOUR BABYSITTER IS A BRUJA, written by Ana Siqueira and illustrated by Irena Freitas
CUANDO TU NIÑERA ES UNA BRUJA, written by Ana Siqueira and illustrated by Irena Freitas
ABUELA’S SUPER CAPA, written by Ana Siqueira and illustrated by Elisa Chavarri
LA SUPERCAPA DE ABUELA, written by Ana Siqueira and illustrated by Elisa Chavarri
LA MALA SUERTE IS FOLLOWING ME, written by Ana Siqueira and illustrated by Carlos Vélez Aguilera
LA MALA SUERTE ME SIGUE, written by Ana Siqueira and illustrated by Carlos Vélez Aguilera
Ana’s Upcoming Picture Books
VERA LA VALIENTE IS SCARED, written by Ana Siqueira and illustrated by Teresa Martinez
ROOM IN MAMI’S CORAZÓN, written by Ana Siqueira and illustrated by Nomar Perez
IF YOUR ABUELO IS AN ASTRONAUTA, written by Ana Siqueira and illustrated by Alyza Liu
STICKY HERMANA, written by Ana Siqueira
If Ana created a Visual Wish List, it would be made up of…
*Unless otherwise stated, the below serves as a wish list only. Each mentor is excited about the opportunity to find a manuscript they can’t stop thinking about. Please apply if you think you’d be a good fit.
Funny stories such as:
Julius, the Baby of the World by Kevin Henkes
Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann
If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don't! by Elise Parsley
Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein
I Don't Want to be a Frog, written by Dev Petty and illustrated by Mike Boldt
Stories filled with culture in a natural way. Preferably, funny:
Benita and the Night Creatures, written by Mariana Llanos and illustrated by Cocoretto
The Last Slice: A Three Kings Day Treat, written by Melissa Seron Richardson and illustrated by Monica Arnaldo
Martina Has Too Many Tías, written by Emma Otheguy and illustrated by Sara Palacios
Old Clothes for Dinner?!, written by Nathalie Alonso and illustrated by Natalia Rojas Castro
MOVIE: Coco
Stories where imagination soars:
Calvin and Hobbes
Niño Wrestles the World by Yuyi Morales
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
Spooky stories- not that spooky:
MOVIE: Monsters Inc.
The Chupacabra Ate the Candelabra, written by Marc Tyler Nobleman and illustrated by Ana Aranda
The Bailey School Kids by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones
Ana is a good fit for…
Humorous stories
Intergenerational books
Books filled with different cultures and traditions
Stories with lots of action
Ana is not a good fit for…
Rhyme
Quiet books
Concept books
Nonfiction
Stories with anthropomorphized animals or objects
Who can apply to Ana? Unagented and Agented authors.
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