Meet the Authors
What You Believe, You Become
We’re mothers, entrepreneurs, lifelong learners, and friends who believe every child deserves stories that help them discover the confidence already within them.
OUR STORY
How Believe II Be Began
Heidi Dietrich and Marla Escobedo are the co-creators of Believe II Be™, a journey born from years of heartfelt conversations, coffee dates, and a shared belief in the power of mindset and daily habits.
Their friendship began during a school field trip, where they quickly discovered a shared love of journaling, personal growth, and helping children recognize their potential.
What began as conversations grew into years of brainstorming, dreaming, and eventually creating stories together.
Today, those conversations have become Believe II Be™—stories and characters created to help children build confidence, understand their emotions, develop healthy habits, and believe in who they are becoming.
MEET THE AUTHORS
Two Friends. One Shared Belief
Heidi Dietrich
Co-Founder & Author
Heidi has dreamed of writing children’s books since she was a little girl. A lifelong dreamer, storyteller, and entrepreneur, she has always been drawn to creating ideas, building something meaningful, and exploring the ways mindset, habits, and personal growth can shape our lives.
Years later, a friendship with Marla—and countless conversations about the books they were reading, the goals they were setting, and the lessons they were applying in their own lives—gave that childhood dream a new direction. Their shared passion grew into years of brainstorming, research, and creativity, and eventually into Believe II Be™.
As co-founder and co-author of Skylar’s Attitude & Mr. Habits the Rabbit, Heidi brings together her entrepreneurial spirit, love of storytelling, and passion for personal growth to create stories that encourage children to recognize their potential and understand that the small choices they make today can help shape who they become tomorrow.
Heidi is a wife, mom of two, lifelong dreamer, and proud dog mom to Bale. For her, Believe II Be is a reminder that some dreams stay with us until the moment we are ready to bring them to life.
Marla Escobedo
Co-Founder & Author
Marla’s passion for helping children learn and grow has shaped much of her life. As an educator, she has spent years surrounded by curious young minds, witnessing how encouragement, thoughtful guidance, and small daily habits can influence the way children see themselves and what they believe is possible.
Her own dream of writing a book began in high school and remained with her as she built a life centered around teaching and family. Years later, a conversation with Heidi after a school field trip sparked a friendship rooted in their shared love of books, journaling, goal setting, mindset, and personal growth. Those conversations became years of reading, brainstorming, and dreaming—and eventually, Believe II Be™.
As co-founder and co-author of Skylar’s Attitude & Mr. Habits the Rabbit, Marla brings her perspective as an educator to stories that make meaningful ideas about thoughts, feelings, choices, and habits accessible to children and relevant to their everyday lives.
Marla is a wife, mom of two, teacher, and lifelong optimist. For her, Believe II Be is an opportunity to encourage children to keep growing, keep trying, and believe in who they are becoming.
Why We Create
We believe childhood is one of the most important times to begin building confidence, emotional awareness, and healthy habits.
Stories can open conversations, make big ideas easier to understand, and give children characters and moments they remember long after the book is closed.
That’s why every Believe II Be™ story is created with intention—to help children better understand themselves and believe in who they are becoming.
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