Cover Reveal 🚨 💬 HOLD by award-winning creators Randy Ribay and Zeke Peña is a funny, heartwarming picture book about a father and his child’s boundless curiosity that reminds us what’s important to hold onto in life. On sale April 21, 2026. 📚 Pre-order HOLD through the link in our bio! ✨
Cover Artist: Zeke Peña
Designer: Jasmin Rubero
Editor: Namrata Tripathi
Managing Editor: Rye White
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SUNDUST IN EP! I’ve got TWO EVENTS in El Paso THIS WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEK!
SATURDAY NOV. 22 at 11am, I’ll be doing a SUNDUST storytime and book signing at Barnes & Noble at the Fountains @bnfountains (8889 Gateway Blvd. EPTX 79925). GIVEAWAY The first 20 people to purchase Sundust will get a FREE original drawing and sticker packet! PLEASE COME SEE ME AND BRING YOUR PRINTS & BOOKS FOR ME TO SIGN!
WEDNESDAY NOV. 26 at 11am I will be doing a SUNDUST storytime and drawing demonstration at THE NOOK BOOKSTORE CAFE @thenookelpaso (3260 Zaragoza EPTX 79938) I’ll have some free posters, stickers, and bookmarks while they last! I hope to see you there!
CAN YOU MAKE IT?!
NEW BOOK SUNDUST drops from the sky Aug. 5! Pre-order link in my bio. My FIRST author-illustrator book, published by @kokilabooks I’m so excited to share this story about two siblings chasing our Sun through the desert and finding everything that makes our home special. Where all my desert kids at? 💜Hope y’all enjoy the cosmic adventure✨🌧️🌞✨
We’re so excited to welcome back Zeke Peña (@zpvisual ) to read with us from his 2026 Caldecott Honor book, Sundust, this Sunday at our final pop-up + celebration!
The children’s storytime with Zeke will start at 11:30am.
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Inspired by where he grew up in Sun City, near the Chihuahuan desert, Zeke takes us on a magical journey to places and spaces beyond the rock wall as we chase sundust.
“Hold, please.” 💛
What begins as a simple request becomes a quiet meditation on curiosity, wonder, and all the things we try to carry with us in this tender new picture book. Check out HOLD by Randy Ribay, illustrated by Zeke Peña.
If I was your librarian, I would recommend you check out SUNDUST by Zeke Peña.
I would ask you about where you find wonder and what you imagine. I would ask you about your adventures outside and with friends.
And then I would ask about the ways you see yourself in books, and how (or if) books have made you see your world a little differently.
We can find all around us AND with the people all around us, too. And maybe that’s our job as humans on this planet: to find wonder. That’s something I know I’ll be watching for a little more as I step out into the world today.
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Review copy provided by the publisher. Thank you to @zpvisual and @kokilabooks for sharing this truly wondrous story with all of us!
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✨ STORY TIME! ✨ Swipe to get a peek inside HOLD, a funny, heartwarming picture book from Randy Ribay an illustrator by Zeke Peña about a father and his child’s boundless curiosity that reminds us what’s important to hold onto in life.
We are beyond thrilled that Zeke Peña will be at Pearl’s for Independent Bookstore Day! 📚 ICYMI, Zeke won a Caldecott Honor this year for his book Sundust. He will join us for storytime and drawing activities, and we’ll be selling copies of his brand new book, Hold!
Join us Saturday, April 25 at 2:30 pm in the bookstore for this special event. 🎉
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Zeke Peña is a Xicano storyteller and professional doodler from El Paso, TX. His author-illustrator debut, Sundust won a Caldecott Honor Award. His other award-winning titles include My Papi Has a Motorcycle, Photographic: The Life of Graciela Iturbide, and Miles Morales Suspended: A Spider-Man Novel (from zpvisual.com).
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NEW BOOK ALERT!!!
HOLD written by my friend @randyribay and published by @kokilabooks hits shelves on April 21, 2026. I’m so excited about this book that was a ✨JOY✨ to make as new parent of a toddler. I hope you’ll check it out! ORDER LINK IN MY BIO!
⭐ “This small but lively adventure humorously honors the everyday victories.” —The Horn Book, starred review
Congratulations to award-winning creators Randy Ribay and Zeke Peña on their THIRD starred review for HOLD! 🎊
HOLD is a funny, heartwarming picture book about a father and his child’s boundless curiosity that reminds us what’s important to hold on to in life. 💚 💛
On sale April 21, 2026, and you can preorder it at the link in our bio! 📚✨
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Thank you Caldecott committee @americanlibraryassociation ! Thank you @tweetpathi@jazymberto@kokilabooks Fam! Thank you Ma, sister, and all my family who read drafts of the book and all of YOU for the support! 💜😭💜
I got the amazing news that SUNDUST received a Caldecott Honor Award!!!! Wooow!!! 🤯 so I just want to share a little gratitude with everyone who helped me along the way and the people doing important work of making sure young people get the books they need.
I’m just enjoying this moment of reflection and gratitude. ✨✨✨
