Monica Brown is the author of many magical multicultural books for children, including the Lola Levine series and the award-winning Waiting for the Biblioburro / Esperando el biblioburro, Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina, and Frida and Her Animalitos. Monica's books are inspired by her Peruvian and Jewish heritage and her desire to bring inspiring stories to children. Monica lives in Flagstaff, Arizona, where she is a professor of English at Northern Arizona University. She invites you to visit her online at monicabrown.net.
Chelen Ecija was born in sunny Spain with a silver crayon in her mouth. She finished her Fine Arts degree at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and then she worked in Chicago as the art director of a toy company. Now she is back in Europe, working as a freelance illustrator where she specializes in hand lettering and children’s illustration. She invites you to visit her online at chelenecija.com.