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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.