I am a Cuba native raised in Miami, where I served as children’s librarian in schools and public libraries for over 35 years.
My children's books include six bilingual eBooks, one of which Zunzuncito: Un Cuento del Pájaro Abeja Cubano, received the International Latino Book Award as Best Children’s Picture eBook of 2017. In 2019, my picture book Just Right Family: An Adoption Story (Albert Whitman Co.) illustrated by Ziyue Chen won the Florida Book Award. The book that followed, Handimals: Animals in Art and Nature, a collaboration with Italian artist Guido Daniele, was released in April, 2019 by Henry Holt/Macmillan and received a Booklist starred review. Selena: Queen of Tejano Music (Little Bee Books) illustrated by Paola Escobar, will be available in February of 2020 in both English and Spanish. Both versions have been listed as Junior Library Guild selections. Pacho Nacho (Capstone) illustrated by Pablo Pino, will also be available in 2/2020. Another bilingual book, My Little Golden Book About Frida Kahlo, will be out in 2021.