C.G. Esperanza was born the second of six cool kids. The South Bronx is where he first opened his eyelids. A land shrouded in bright colored decay, the birthplace of graffiti and the hip-hop DJ. He paints fantasy worlds of elephants and castles, too. Accompanying this wonder is some whimsical truth. Author and Illustrator of
Red, Yellow, Blue and a Dash of White Too! (SkyponyPress),
Boogie Boogie, Y’all (HarperCollins), and the upcoming
Dragon Mama (HarperCollins). He has also illustrated the picture book,
My Daddy is a Cowboy.
Self-Identifiers: Black; African American; Latino; Puerto Rican; LGBTQ+
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