Bea Garcia: My Life in Pictures

I draw pictures of my favorite things.
dancing elephant
vanilla cake with red-hot polka dots
new pencil
flowers
stars to make wishes on
Sophie, my dog
I draw pictures of my not-favorite
things.
broken pencil
books I can’t draw in
getting up for school
monsters
my little brother, the Big Pest!
I draw pictures of what has really truly happened to me. This is when I met my little brother for the first time.
I draw pictures of what I WISH would happen to me, like if I had hundreds of best friends at the same time.
Sometimes I draw pictures of things that could only happen in pictures, like if I could fly around the world.
Or shake hands with an octopus.
This is me. Beatrice Holmes Garcia.
Even though my name is Beatrice, everybody calls me Bea. Except my mom. She calls me Honey Bea.
My sweet Honey Bea!
Except in the morning.
Wake Up Sleepy Bea!