Rafael tries to save his toys from his baby sister, Essie, by building a wall from shoeboxes, toilet paper rolls, and other household objects in this playful exploration of spatial sense and geometry.
About the AuthorJenny Lacika grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she loved finding amazing rocks, catching lizards, and reading. Later she attended MIT and worked in the energy industry in Boston. After she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and became a mother, she was drawn back to children's literature. She writes about topics she identifies with, such as STEM, disability, and Chicanx culture. This is her first book.
Jenny Lacika se cri? en Santa Fe, Nuevo M?xico, donde aprendi? a trajabar junto a su hermano mayor y su hermano menor. Descubri? que las matem?ticas pueden derribar muros y abrir puertas, se gradu? en MIT y jam?s dej? de fascinarse con los libros. En la actualidad vive en su ciudad natal con su esposo y sus dos hijos. Este es su primer libro.
When Teresa Mart?nez was a child, her family moved from a small town to the city. Drawing helped shy Teresa connect with the other kids at school. Now she connects with children across Mexico and around the world through the books she illustrates. behance.net/teresamtz
Cuando Teresa Mart?nez era una ni?a, su familia se mud? de un pueblo a una ciudad. Teresa era muy t?mida pero sus dibujos sirvieron para que pudiera relacionarse con los ni?os de la escuela. Ahora, por medio de los libros que ilustra, se relaciona con ni?os de todo M?xico y de muchos lugares del mundo.