Hi there!

I’m Mona Liza Santos.

Before anything else, I’m a mother.

And like many parents, most of what I do now begins with one simple question:

What kind of world will our children grow up in? I started writing during a time when the world felt uncertain and heavy.

Like many parents, I watched my child trying to make sense of things he didn’t yet have the words for. So I began writing stories — first just for him. Stories about kindness, courage, feelings, and the quiet reminder that who you are is already enough. Those small stories slowly grew into something much bigger.

Today, I’ve written dozens of children’s books, including Mama, I Love You, a story that began as something deeply personal between a mother and her child.

But truthfully, writing was never really about becoming an author. It was about leaving something behind that might help a child somewhere feel understood.

Because the truth is, 50 or even 100 years from now, I won’t be here. Most of us won’t. But our children will be. And their children will be too. They will grow up in a world none of us can fully imagine yet — filled with new technologies, new challenges, and unknown changes.

My hope is that no matter how much the world evolves, one thing remains constant: kindness, empathy, and the courage to embrace who we are. That’s what I hope my books carry forward. I believe stories can plant small seeds in young hearts — reminders that they matter, that their feelings matter, and that compassion will always be stronger than fear or division.

My life has been shaped by many things: growing up surrounded by family, being raised by my grandparents, traveling across the world, and learning from different cultures and people along the way. Those experiences taught me that while our lives may look different on the surface, our humanity is deeply connected.

Nature still grounds me. Traveling still reminds me how big and beautiful the world is. And my son continues to remind me why this work matters in the first place.

At the end of the day, this was never really about me.

It’s about the children who will inherit this world after us.

If the stories I leave behind help even a few of them grow up with a little more kindness, courage, and heart, then I know the work meant something.

And if there’s one thing I hope you remember after visiting this page, it’s this: don’t let the opinions of others discourage you from living the life that feels true to you.

People may question your choices, your path, or your authenticity, but you only get one life. Do what brings you joy.

Follow what feels meaningful to you.

Embrace who you are, fully and unapologetically.

Because in the end, a life lived with heart will always matter more than a life lived trying to please everyone else.

Thank you for being here.