Eliza Kinkz is a Tejana illustrator whose debut picture book was Goldie’s Guide to Grandchilding; she has worked on TV shows, music videos, and most happily on her own award-winning animated films — and is the illustrator of the Pura Belpre Honor book, Papá’s Magical Water-Jug Clock and the just published companion volume Mamá’s Magnificent Dancing Plantitas. She lives with her family in Austin, TX.
2025 Festival Sessions
Lots of Laughs and Plenty of Heart: The Importance of Humor in Children’s Books
Saturday, November 8,
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Next Chapter Tent
Read Me a Story: Mistaco: A Tale of Tragedy y Tortillas
Saturday, November 8,
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Read Me A Story Tent
2024 Festival Sessions
Sharpie Showdown: TBF Illustrator Draw-Off
Saturday, November 16,
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Children's Activity Tent
Read Me a Story: Mamá’s Magnificent Dancing Plantitas / Las Magníficas Plantitas Bailadoras de Mamá
Saturday, November 16,
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Read Me A Story Tent