Leticia Ordaz is the founder of bilingual publishing house Cielito Lindo Books and a seven-time award-winning children's book author at the International Latino Book Awards. She is also an Emmy-nominated anchor/reporter in Sacramento, California. Leticia is the author of The Adventures of Mr. Macaw, That Girl on TV Could Be Me! The Journey of a Latina News Anchor, Mr. Macaw's Paleta Adventure, and The Carousel King and the Space Mission. As a literacy ambassador, she is excited to share bilingual stories with children around the world. Leticia hopes to break barriers and change statistics that currently show only 7% of children's books feature Latinx characters or subjects, and there are only 10% Latinx authors and illustrators in the U.S.

You can learn more about her diverse book mission at www.cielitolindobooks.com.