Publishing was born
out of pure love

and a wish to share that with an audience that wanted to join us on adventures exploring cities around the world! Chicago being our hometown, we of course had to make it our first adventure.
Little by little, the wondrous story of a baby boy who simply wanted to tour his great city with his best friend and his mommy came to be. Publishing books city by city, Loves Me Publishing creates each Loves Me Book with the utmost care and love.
With Publishing
your little one can

Explore
Explore new places with your little ones without even leaving your house
Learn
Learn more about your favorite cities with educational facts
Experience
Experience new things and find out what is different about each new city
Connect
Let your little ones to connect with new places they ever thought imaginable
Meet The Creators
Meet Our Author
Vanessa Rodriguez
Vanessa Rodriguez is a Latinx born & raised in Chicago. Owner, designer, and innovator, Vanessa has dedicated her adult life to enchanting Chicago with her baby products and accessories for mommies at BabyDolls Boutique, a one-of-a-kind shop in Chicago’s trendy Southport Corridor in Lakeview. With her high level of creativity and business acumen, she introduced her clothing line, pink & blue are the new black. Through the sales of this line, she established the "itty bitty Project", a heartfelt effort that supports micro-preemies while donating to the top five largest neonatal intensive care units in U.S. hospitals. And now her most recent accolade is in the pages of this whimsical story filled with little surprises will make you fall in love with Chicago all over again. Stay tuned to see where the next adventure will be as you will not want to miss it!

Lauren Schultz
Lauren is a professionally trained graphic designer and marketing director, but she also dabbles in several other creative outlets including illustration! With illustration holding a very special place in her heart, she has launched her own illustration brand, Lulumaid Illustration, and has illustrated one other children's book to date. Loves Me Books is an adventure that she is extremely grateful to be a part of and is excited to get to share with the world.

Meet Our Illustrator
A Letter From The Author
This book is a culmination of endless hours of hard work, tears, self-doubt, fear, trepidation, maybe even worse, but with faith, perseverance, resistance, resilience and the love of my family and friends, here it is! I celebrate this book with all of you.
There have been many unspoken trials and tribulations along this journey. As a first-generation Mexican-American child, I was torn between two worlds. I wanted to fit in with my peers but also wanted to stay true to my parents' upbringing, culture, and traditions. Finding my creative identity helped me inhabit a love for unequivocal uniqueness.
My first endeavor, BabyDolls Boutique, was born from a vision, with no formal business experience and almost no capital. Now, 12 years later, I found what I like to call my labor of love: pink & blue, my very own baby/kids clothing label. I put my heart and soul into everything I create. The unique selections of designs and fabrics highlight ages and stages of a child's growth, are fun for kids to wear, and are picture-perfect. What makes my heart even happier is that each piece is locally made.
This book is yet another dream come true. It is proof that anything is attainable when you pick yourself back up, dust your knees off, and keep on going after a fall. Not an easy feat, which is why I dedicate this book to my immigrant parents who never gave up, and risked everything.
Chicago Loves Me is the beginning of a destination series that I hope will fill the hearts of families all over the world. I invite you to keep an eye out for "Loves Me" clothing, accessories, and keepsakes to complement the storybooks. Lastly, thank you for joining me through the pages of this book to explore the city I love most, my hometown, Chicago.