Author Biography
Pat Mora is an award-winning author, the founder of Dia (El dia de los ninos, El dia de los libros / Children s Day, Book Day), and an honorary member of the American Library Association. Her most recent book, Abuelos, illustrated by Amelia Lau Carling, won the International Latino Book Award for Best English Picture Book, a Library Media Connection Editor s Choice Award, and it was named a Criticas Magazine Best Children s Book. She's also the author of The Race of Toad and Deer (La carrera del sapo y el venado) and The Night the Moon Fell (La noche que se cayo la luna). She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Libby Martinez writes children s books and poetry. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and Stanford Law School. She lives in Colorado Springs, CO. Amelia Lau Carling is an accomplished author, illustrator, and graphic designer. She lives in Westchester County, NY.
