09/16/2026
❤️📚 Hispanic Heritage Month at The Littlest Bookshop 📚❤️
There are some things you build a business around, and there are some things you build a business from your heart around.
For me, celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month is one of those things.
So much of my family is of Hispanic descent, and that part of my identity is woven into the people, traditions, stories, and values that have shaped my family. As a mom, I think even more about what it means to pass those pieces of ourselves down to our children.
I want my kids to know where they come from.
I want them to know the stories of the people who came before them. To recognize the beauty in our traditions. To understand that our differences are something to celebrate—not something to hide.
And maybe that is why seeing a little Hispanic child find themselves on the pages of a book hits a little differently for me.
Because representation matters.
There is something incredibly powerful about a child opening a book and seeing a family that looks like theirs, hearing a name that sounds familiar, seeing a culture they recognize, or reading about traditions they grew up with.
And there is just as much value in my children opening books about cultures different from their own.
That’s the kind of little bookshop I want to create.
A place where every little feels seen, every family feels welcome, and our shelves make room for stories from all kinds of backgrounds.
So this Hispanic Heritage Month, I’m celebrating not only as a small business owner, but as a mom, a daughter, a family member, and someone who is incredibly grateful for the heritage that is part of my story.
For the generations before us.
For the traditions we carry.
For the stories we pass down.
And for the little ones who will carry them forward. ❤️
¡Feliz Mes de la Herencia Hispana! 🇭🇳❤️
Our stories matter.
Our roots matter.
And our littles deserve to see themselves in the stories they grow up reading. 📚❤️
