Children's picture book

Something Good Is Going To Happen To Me

Story by Gloria Rubalcaba. Illustrations by Julian Rubalcaba and Valeria Ontiveros.

Paperback, Kindle, Apple Books, Google Play Books, and read-along video links can be found here as they go live.

6 by 9 paperback cover for Something Good Is Going To Happen To Me showing Annette with Lilo the dog, Maya the cat, and Smokey the bird.

Imagination, friendship, and tomorrow

Something Good Is Going To Happen To Me is a playful picture book about imagination, friendship, and believing tomorrow can be even better than today.

One night, Annette gets a magical wish from a fairy. With her pets Lilo the dog, Maya the cat, and Smokey the bird, she plans a funny nighttime adventure for tacos, a drive around town, and a trip to the Santa Monica Pier. But when it is time to go home, the keys are missing, and the search turns into one more laugh-out-loud moment.

Perfect for bedtime, story time, and read-aloud fun.

Story by Gloria Rubalcaba. Illustrated by Julian Rubalcaba and Valeria Ontiveros.

A few pages from the story

Selected preview images from the book, including Annette, Lilo, Maya, Smokey, and a few moments from their nighttime adventure.

Annette imagining a wish, tacos, a car ride, and the Santa Monica Pier.
The wish begins
Lilo the dog, Maya the cat, Smokey the bird, and Annette smiling together.
Annette and her pets
Annette asleep in bed with her wheelchair near the window.
A quiet bedtime
A California driver's license, a car key, and a twenty dollar bill.
Ready to go
Annette in her wheelchair with Lilo, Maya, Smokey, and a steering wheel.
The adventure starts
A blue van shown from the side.
The van
Annette, Lilo, Maya, and Smokey smiling behind a row of tacos.
Tacos together
Annette leaning back in her wheelchair while Maya the cat walks near her feet.
A playful moment
Lilo the dog riding a carousel horse.
Lilo at the pier
Smokey the bird hanging upside down from a carousel pole beside a lion.
Smokey at the pier
A blue van tire with keys on the ground nearby.
The missing keys
Annette asleep in bed while dreaming about clothes.
Tomorrow's outfit

A story for Gloria and Annette

This is a read-along video for Something Good Is Going To Happen To Me, a children's book written by my late grandma, Gloria Rubalcaba, for my aunt, Annette.

Publishing this book has been very meaningful to me. This is my first time publishing a book, and I wanted to make it available as cheaply as possible so that stories like this, especially stories that include people with disabilities, can be seen and shared more often.

Amazon and its publishing formats are not perfect for this kind of project, but I felt it was better to make the book available now than to keep delaying it while waiting for a more ideal setup.

Thank you for being here and for helping me share a story my grandma wrote for my aunt.

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