Mona Liza Santos is an award-winning children’s author, founder of World Love Press, and internationally recognized advocate for emotional literacy, kindness, and purposeful storytelling. A 2026 TITAN Gold Winner for Outstanding Female Entrepreneur and Mom’s Choice Gold Award recipient, Mona has built a global platform dedicated to helping children recognize their worth, embrace their uniqueness, and carry compassion with them as they grow.

 

Her writing journey began during the uncertainty of the global pandemic, when the world felt unfamiliar and the future uncertain. Inspired by her young son and a heartfelt desire to bring him comfort during a difficult season, Mona began writing simple yet meaningful stories at home. What started as a mother’s deeply personal act of love soon evolved into a far-reaching literary and social mission.

 

Today, Mona is the author of more than forty children’s books spanning rhyming picture books, self-love stories, mindfulness resources, cultural narratives, and emotionally empowering literature for young readers. Her work consistently centers on courage, compassion, resilience, confidence, and authenticity, offering children and families stories that nurture both emotional well-being and personal growth.

 

Having traveled to over seventy countries, Mona draws from her global experiences, cultural discoveries, and personal reflections to shape stories that feel deeply relatable, heartfelt, and inclusive. These lived experiences bring added richness, diversity, and warmth to her work, allowing her stories to resonate with readers across cultures and generations.

 

As her literary mission expanded, Mona founded World Love Press, her independent publishing imprint created to serve as both a home for her growing catalog and a larger platform for educational resources focused on emotional wellness, kindness, confidence, and cultural pride. Through World Love Press, she continues to merge literature with advocacy, creating meaningful tools that support children, families, educators, and communities worldwide.

 

Beyond publishing, Mona is also the founder of National Intentional Kindness Day, observed annually on August 24, and Heritage and Heart Day, observed annually on October 15. These initiatives were established as natural extensions of her literary mission, transforming the values found within her books into broader civic action that promotes emotional literacy, cultural understanding, kindness, and unity.

 

For Mona, writing is far more than a profession. It is a calling deeply rooted in motherhood, lived experience, and the belief that stories have the power to shape stronger, kinder futures. Every book she creates is written with intentional care, designed to reach the child who may need reassurance, encouragement, or the reminder that they are valued exactly as they are.

 

Through her books, advocacy, and entrepreneurial leadership, Mona Liza Santos is building more than a literary career. She is creating a lasting legacy of kindness, empowerment, and emotional resilience for future generations, proving that one mother’s desire to comfort her child can grow into a global movement that helps children everywhere feel seen, capable, and deeply loved.