Herrera, Juan Felipe Downtown Boy AUTHOR Growing up as the child of migrant farmworkers–longing for stability and the love of an often-absent father–proved resonant subject matter for Juan Felipe Herrera’s Downtown Boy.For his efforts, Downtown Boy has been honored with the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award for books published in 2006. The award, [...]

Guevara, Susan CHATO’S KITCHEN ILLUSTRATOR Susan Guevara is the illustrator of several books for children. She states, “Illustrating books is a journey fraught with danger and excitement, disappointment (I never paint as well as I wish), joy (I am often surprised by what I can paint) and release. The profession has my awe and long-standing [...]

Gonzalez, Maya Christina MY VERY OWN ROOM/ MI PROPIO CUARTITO ILLUSTRATOR Maya Christina Gonzalez was born outside of Los Angeles and raised in Oregon. She now resides in the Bay Area, where she is an artist in residence at a local elementary school and serves as a mentor in the Children’s Book Press community outreach [...]

Gonzales, Edward The Farolitos of Christmas ILLUSTRATOR Edward Gonzales is an artist and muralist who lives in Sante Fe, NM. His artwork is well known for depicting the Hispanic culture. His paintings and graphics are represented in a number of museum collections. In 1998 Gonzales was named Hispanic Role Model of the Year by Southland [...]

Tomás and the Library Lady José! Born to Dance ILLUSTRATOR Raúl Colón, a native of New York City, studied commercial art in Puerto Rico. He later moved to Florida where he worked at an educational television center designing puppets for animated films for television. He later returned to New York to begin his career as [...]

My Land Sings: Stories From the Río Grande The Farolitos of Christmas AUTHOR   Rudolfo Anaya, often referred to as the padrino, godfather, of Chicano literature, was born in the village of Pastura, New Mexico and raised in Santa Rosa and Albuquerque. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of New Mexico but continues to [...]