About the Author

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Marcelo Verdad is an author and illustrator from México who likes to tell stories from unconventional perspectives. He graduated from ArtCenter College of Design, where he came upon the Children's Book Illustration class and immediately fell in love with kids' books. He is a member of SCBWI, and was one of the recipients of the Mentorship Award at SCBWI's 2019 Summer Conference. For more information and to see samples of his work, please visit Marcelo's website https://www.marceloverdad.com, or Instagram page @marceloverdad. He lives in Los Angeles, California.