Lissette Norman

PLÁTANOS GO WITH EVERYTHING Paletero Man meets Fry Bread in this vibrant and cheerful ode to plátanos, the star of Dominican cuisine, written by award-winning poet Lissette Norman and illustrated by Sara Palacios. Plátanos are Yesenia’s favorite food. They can be sweet and sugary, or salty and savory. And they’re a part of almost every meal her Dominican family makes. Stop by her apartment and find out why plátanos go with everything—especially love! Perfect for reading aloud and shared story time!

Lo hago por momentos como estos… Gracias por cada abrazo, cada palabra, cada mirada cómplice. Sus muestras de cariño se quedan tatuadas en mi corazón. Así cerramos esta gira, pero lo vivido… se queda para siempre. 🐝📖💫 #thegirlwhosingstobees #laniñaqu#elescantaalasabejas #chiquis #booktour #booksigning #barnesandnoble

DEAR PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, EDUCATORS & LIBRARIANS: please consider including these picture books in your #LatinxHeritageMonth reading activities and celebrations. thank you in advance!📚❤️ ABUELA’S LIBRARY: A tender tribute to libraries and librarians.” -Kirkus Review UNTIL SOMEONE LISTENS: An inspirational and heartfelt story that will resonate with young activists.” – Kirkus Reviews PLÁTANOS GO WITH EVERYTHING: Plátanos are Yesenia’s favorite food. They can be sweet and sugary, or salty and savory. And they’re a part of almost every meal her Dominican family makes. Stop by her apartment and find out why plátanos go with everything—especially love!  #platanosgowitheverything #dominicanrepublic #dominicanculture #platanopride #abuelaslibrary #losplatanosvancontodo #untilsomeonelistens #immigration #latineheritagemonth @dominicanwriters #sarapalacios #kiannyantigua #jayrigomez #estelajuarez #teresamartinez #ceciliamolinari #lissettenorman #platanopower

i’ll be reading at White Whale Books on MAY 3rd at 10:30am! hope to see you there. @whitewhalebks #pgh

this week’s #libraryhaul 😍📚 borrowing books from the library supports authors, illustrators AND libraries! make sure to read these gems! #kidlit #picturebook #authorssupportingauthors #librarylove @carnegielibrary

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school visits are the best! and when i can’t be there in person, virtual visits are still a joy! even more special: @ps106_brooklyn listed me on their author wishlist. 🥹 i had a great time reading Plátanos Go with Everything and answering questions. thank you @latinxkidlitbf whose “School Visit Fund” brings Latinx books and authors into classrooms, book clubs, schools and libraries. #authorschoolvisit #kidlit #brooklynpublicschools #virtualauthorvisits #sunshineinadarkworld ☀️🫶🏽📚🌺

here’s a great way to support authors: if your local library doesn’t have a book, consider asking them to add it to their collection. i’m constantly requesting books for the pittsburgh library system. and i just had to ask for these two beauties! 😍📚😍 #publiclibrariesrock #supportauthors #picturebooks #kidlit

📚Reflecting on The Black Archive Speaker Series📚 The conversation between Lissette Norman @platanosgowitheverything and Kleaver Cruz @mypensouls drew us into a reflective space grounded in care, community, and authenticity. They spoke to the importance of exploring memory, Black Dominican identity, and survival through the use of her art, children’s books, and familial stories. Norman’s new body of work “BLACK IS MY LUCK” insists that remembering our ancestors is not mourning, but a way of celebrating them and carrying their contributions forward.✨ Though the series has come to an end, we look forward continuing the work and inviting you to join us for next year’s iteration! 📸: Photos by Tara Geyer, courtesy ALMA | LEWIS.

MEET OUR TEAM: LISSETTE Lissette Norman is an Afro-Dominican poet and children’s book author. She was awarded the New York Foundation for the Arts Artist Fellowship in Fiction, the Barbara Deming Memorial Fund Grant, and the Hedgebrook, Millay Arts, and Martha’s Vineyard Writers residencies. Lissette is currently an MFA fiction student at the University of Pittsburgh. Favorite books Lissette read in 2025: -Jimmy's Blues and Other Poems by James Baldwin -Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward #3sisterslit #3sistersliterary 𐀪𐀪𐀪 @platanosgowitheverything

we hope you can join us! #repost from @alma_lewis_pgh : SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28 2:00 - 4:00 PM ALMA | LEWIS — 6901 Lynn Way, Suite 206, Pittsburgh, PA Join us NEXT SATURDAY FEBRUARY 28, 2026 for the next event of The Black Archive Speaker Series. Cultural worker, poet, and author Lissette Norman @platanosgowitheverything will be in conversation with creative, writer, and educator Kleaver Cruz @mypensoulsdiscussing her new body of work titled “BLACK IS MY LUCK”. “BLACK IS MY LUCK” is a personal journey exploring memory, Black Dominican identity and survival, grounded in family stories of displacement and laughter as resistance. Norman reflects on preserving her history through art and children’s books, and on navigating Blackness as a Dominican raised without the language for it. The project also insists that remembering our ancestors is not mourning, but a way of celebrating them and carrying their contributions forward. Born and raised in New York City, Lissette Norman is an Afro-Dominican poet and author of the picture books “My Feet Are Laughing”, “Plántos Go with Everything”, and “Abuela’s Library”. She is also co-author of the picture books, “On the Line: My Story of Becoming the First African American Rockette”, “Until Someone Listens”, and “The Girl Who Sings to Bees”. Lissette was the 2025 Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Artist-in-Residence (Hill District). This event is free with RSVP and open to the public. Join us for an afternoon of conversation, reflection, and community rooted in care. 🔗Learn more and RSVP via the link in our bio or at almalewis.org. 📸: SLIDE 1: Photo by David Welch, courtesy Lissette Norman. SLIDE 2: Photo by Stefen Pompée, courtesy Kleaver Cruz. #almalewispgh #lissettenorman #kleavercruz#tbaspeakerseries theblackarchive

CALL TO ACTION via @sabaatahir : There are MANY things you can do and this is by no means an exhaustive list. But here are just a few: 1. Download the 5 calls app and call your senators and congresspeople with a demand to Defund 🧊. 2. Speak out about what is happening by reposting the stories of eyewitnesses in places like Minneapolis. I go to @zeteo for a better and clearer understanding of what’s going that feels direct and relies a lot on eyewitness accounts 3. Donate to Mutual Aid groups like @communityaidnetworkmn and Iglesia Dios Habla Hoy in south Minneapolis, who are getting food to families who are afraid to leave their homes. 4. Keep talking about this and engaging in this. Don’t just give up because it’s been a week. Now is the time to keep a sustained pressure on our representatives. This is one of the primary powers we have as citizens. But it must be exercised regularly. #liamconejoramos #liamramos 💔 also follow: Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee @miracmn