Growing up in Texas, Caren McNelly McCormack watched many friends celebrate their quinceañeras (fifteenth birthday parties). She is an award-winning author for Highlights for Children and other publications. This is her first picture book. She lives in Los Altos, California, with her husband and two daughters, who all love a good fiesta.Martha Avilés was born and grew up in Mexico City. She studied graphic design at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and has illustrated picture books, such as The Fisherman and the Turtle by Eric A. Kimmel and Amelia’s Show-and-Tell Fiesta by Mimi Chapra. She lives in Mexico City with her daughter.

Growing up in Texas, Caren McNelly McCormack watched many friends celebrate their quinceañeras (fifteenth birthday parties). She is an award-winning author for Highlights for Children and other publications. This is her first picture book. She lives in Los Altos, California, with her husband and two daughters, who all love a good fiesta.Martha Avilés was born and grew up in Mexico City. She studied graphic design at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and has illustrated picture books, such as The Fisherman and the Turtle by Eric A. Kimmel and Amelia’s Show-and-Tell Fiesta by Mimi Chapra. She lives in Mexico City with her daughter.