El Cuarto Turquesa / The Turquoise Room - Hardcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Monica Brown is the award-winning author of over thirty books for children, including Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match/no combina, Sharuko, Maya's Blanket/la manta de Maya, Waiting for the Biblioburro, Frida and Her Animalitos, and El Cuarto Turquesa/The Turquoise Room, as well as the Lola Levine chapter book series, among many others. She is the recipient of the Christopher Award, two Américas Awards, and multiple starred reviews. Her work has been translated into a dozen languages, and has appeared in the New York Times, The Washington Post, and on NPR's All Things Considered. When not writing for children, Brown serves as a professor of English at Northern Arizona University, where she teaches about US Latino and multicultural literature. Brown lives with her family in Flagstaff, Arizona. Her website is monicabrown.net.

Adriana M. Garcia creates visual art, paints murals, and illustrates books. She is the recipient of a Pura Belpré Illustrator Award for Where Wonder Grows and a Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor for All Around Us and Remembering--all picture books by Xelena González. She most recently illustrated For a Girl Becoming by Joy Harjo. Adriana uses color medicine to uplift, celebrate, and remember impactful events, ideas, and people. She aims to reflect the strength, dignity, and vibrancy of her Chicana/ Mestiza community. Garcia lives in San Antonio, Texas, with her partner and two dogs, and you can find her online at adrianamjgarcia.com.