Books By Nydia Armendia-Sánchez - Author

Nydia Armendia-Sánchez was mesmerized by Frida Kahlo's sweeping brows and colorful artwork as a child. As an adult, Armendia-Sánchez continued to explore Frida's paintings and began to wonder how Frida got her flower crown, and so, the idea for Frida Kahlo's Flower Crown blossomed! Armendia-Sánchez also draws inspiration for her picture books from her Guatemalan and Basque heritage. She was awarded the Sustainable Arts Foundation Illustrated Children's Book Award and named a finalist for the We Need Diverse Books Walter Grant. Armendia-Sánchez lives in Los Angeles, CA, with her husband and their two imaginative children. Loris Lora is an award-winning Latina illustrator and designer from Southern California. Her sense of color and design sensitivity bring a playful approach to her compositions. She has been awarded two Pura Belpré Honor awards for May Your Life Be Deliciosa and Phenomenal AOC: The Roots and Rise of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Like Frida Kahlo, she finds