My First 100 Plantitas & Florecitas Words in English & Spanish

Melanie Romero is a trilingual writer based in Orange County with overseas connections in Mexico City, Paris, and London. It was during childhood weekend trips to Randy's dollar-a-book stall at the OC Market Place that she discovered a passion for reading and, eventually, writing. Today, she serves as Editor at Lil' Libros, a bilingual English-Spanish children's book publishing company in sunny Los Angeles, and has written two hardcovers, Amor de colores and J is for Janucá, under the publisher. In her free time, she can be found indulging in challah, saving the bees, and browsing the shelves of independent bookstores.

Stefany Plaza Gomez is a Colombian illustrator. As a child, she spent time trying to draw the Looney Tunes characters and reading children's books. It was not until she grew up and studied graphic communication that she realized that her childhood hobby could become her dream job, so she began to specialize in that area. Her first publishing project in which she had the great opportunity to work as an illustrator was for the children's book publisher, Lil' Libros, in collaboration with the Mexican illustrator, Citlali Reyes, in El Chavo: Emotions / Emociones board book. In her free time, she likes spending time with her three dogs and five parakeets, reading books, and watching cartoons.