Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford

Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford grew up in the Sonoran desert on the Arizona side of the U.S.-Mexico border. She was a bilingual preschool and elementary school teacher for over thirty years. Now retired, she works as an author, editor, and translator.

Antonio Castro L. was born in Zacatecas, Mexico and has lived in the Juarez / El Paso area for most of his life. He has illustrated numerous children's books including The Gum-Chewing Rattlesnake, My Pet Rattlesnake, and was awarded the prestigious Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Honor for My Tata's Remedies / Los remedios de mi tata in 2016.