LGB About Frida Kahlo

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SILVIA LÓPEZ was born in Cuba and moved to Miami, Florida when she was 10 years old. For nearly four decades, she served hundreds of children as librarian in schools and public libraries in Miami-Dade County. Silvia became a published author in 2018 with the release of her picture book Just Right Family: An Adoption Story. Visit her at silvialopezbooks.com

ELISA CHAVARRI is a freelance illustrator originally from Lima, Peru. She did much of her growing up in Northern Michigan, where her family kept their Peruvian culture and Latin roots alive. After studying at the Savannah College of Art and Design, Elisa made her way back to Alpena, Michigan, where she now resides with her husband and two kids. With her work she hopes to inspire a sense of magic, happiness, & wonder in children, while helping more kids feel represented as the protagonists of these stories.