Megan Lacera and Jorge Lacera (illustrator)

Megan Lacera grew up in the suburbs of Cleveland, with a book always in her hands. She became a writer and creator of characters and worlds for entertainment companies, and later formed her own creative company where she creates original content and consults on marketing, social media and strategic direction for start-ups and large corporations. After reading many stories to their son, Megan realized that very few books reflected a family like theirs–multicultural, bilingual, funny and imperfect. She decided to change that by writing her own stories.

Jorge Lacera was born in Colombia, and grew up in Miami drawing in sketchbooks, on napkins, on walls and anywhere his parents would let him. After graduating with honors from Ringling College of Art and Design, Jorge worked as a visual development and concept artist for major gaming studios and entertainment companies. As a big fan of pop culture, comics and zombie movies, Jorge rarely saw Latinx kids as the heroes or leads. He is committed to changing that, especially now that he has a son.

Photo Credit: Natasha Niven Photography