Libby Martinez

Hello there, I'm Libby Martinez. For about twenty years, I forgot how to daydream...and then one day, I remembered how. I am the co-author of two children's picture books - "I Pledge Allegiance" and "Bravo, Chico Canta! Bravo!".

My mother, the award-winning author Pat Mora, was my writing partner for both of these books. Prior to becoming a children's book author, I worked in the Texas political arena, served as the director of school and community partnerships for the Philadelphia Zoo, and founded a consulting and grant writing practice. I am a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and Stanford Law School. I live in Madrid, Spain with my husband and an imaginary hamster named Ampersand.