El elefante amable

Molly Milazzo is a librarian based in Sacramento. She also has experience with audio and film production, translation, and writing. With years of experience working with refugee resettlement organizations, and having worked with many cultural groups in which knowledge is passed down primarily through oral tradition, she is a fierce believer in the importance of multi-format storytelling, and in finding ways to make stories equitable, accessible, and inclusive.

Lorena Romero is an author, narrator, certified Spanish translator, and a public librarian specializing in early literacy and outreach to Spanish-speaking communities. She loves to write stories that Spanish-speaking children may relate to, often drawing on her own experiences growing up as a child in Mexico City, and as a teenager in California.