Books
See You Soon
From New York Times Bestselling Author Mariame Kaba, and award winning illustrator Bianca Diaz, a poignant, beautifully illustrated story of a little girl’s worries when her Mama goes to jail, and the love that bridges the distance between them.
Haymarket, 2022
"Mariame Kaba is always front and center in the fight for abolition. This beautiful story is a song of redemption and a study of the forever tremor that is mass incarceration. See You Soon is a shining example of how hope can tend to our deepest wounds."—Mahogany L. Browne
“Beautifully framed illustrations in bright colors illustrate six-year-old Queenie’s (Reyna) life with her mother and grandmother… much needed for children who are separated from a parent in jail.” —Youth Services Book Review
“This sensitive, affecting examination serves as a worthy conversation starter.” —Publishers Weekly
Starting Over in Sunset Park
Brooklyn is a strange, intimidating place for a girl who speaks no English when she steps off her very first plane after a flight from the Dominican Republic.
Jessica and her mom, Camila, must live in their cousins’ crowded apartment until Camila finds work and they can afford their own place. Little by little, things get better. She begins to learn English, and she loves the cats she and her mom care for to earn extra money. Left behind by traveling owners, the cats make the best of their situation, inspiring Jessica to do the same.
Tilbury House, 2021
"The Afro-Caribbean experience is seldom seen in children’s books, and cultural insiders will appreciate the text’s references to the Dominican Republic and its inclusion of Spanish language." ― Booklist
"Diaz renders Sunset Park in culturally specific detail and with a rainbow of tropical colors; amid a variety of page layouts, a muted double-page spread of Central Park in the snow stands out beautifully." ― Horn Book
The One Day House
A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2020, An Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Honor recipient 2018, and a Junior Library Guild Selection.
Wilson dreams of all the ways he can help improve his friend Gigi’s house so that she’ll be warm, comfortable, and happy. One day, friends and neighbors from all over come to help make Wilson's plans come true. Everyone volunteers to pitch in to make Gigi's house safe, clean, and pretty. Disponible en español aquí.
Charlesbridge, 2017
“By using mixed-media art, Diaz subtly mirrors the spirit of the story… like the community coming together to fix up GiGi’s house, Diaz draws on different skills and techniques to create something greater than the sum of its parts.” ― Horn Book
“Art and text together radiate a warm message of community and caring.” ― Kirkus
In the Spirit of a Dream – 13 Stories of American Immigrants of Color
A celebration of American immigrants of color, from basketball player Dikembe Mutombo to cellist Yo-Yo Ma, written in poems and illustrated by 14 first- and second-generation immigrant artists.
Scholastic, 2021
“…the art is diverse in style, uniformly well crafted, and appropriately kid focused for each subject.” ― Kirkus
The Princess Who Went Quiet
This comic was inspired by the stories that many people have shared with me about how incarceration has impacted their own lives, the lives of their family members, and the life of their communities.
Self Published, 2014