Anika Aldamuy Denise

Biography

Anika Aldamuy Denise is the Pura Belpré Honor–winning author of Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré; A Girl Named Rosita: The Story of Rita Moreno: Actor, Singer, Dancer, Trailblazer!; and The Love Letter. A proud Puerto Rican daughter from Queens, she now lives in Rhode Island with her family. Visit Anika online at anikadenise.com.

Ericka Lugo

Biography

Ericka Lugo is a Puerto Rican illustrator. She grew up in Ponce and later studied in Río Piedras, where she fell asleep to the song of coquís. She wished to go to illustration school but decided to learn by herself instead. Today, she’s illustrated book covers for publishers like Penguin Random House, MacMillan, Tundra and Harper Collins, among others. La Bandera is her first picture book. She currently lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband, where they do their best to convince the local birds to pick their feeder over the neighbor’s. You can find her on instagram @erilu.jpg or at erickalugo.com.

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