Zeke Peña is a Xicano storyteller and cartoonist from El Paso, TX. He received several awards for his book illustrations in My Papi Has a Motorcycle (Kokila, 2019) and Photographic: The Life of Graciela Iturbide(Getty Publications, 2017). His own work is a mash-up of political cartoon, border rasquache and Hip Hop culture that addresses identity, politics, ecology and social justice. Zeke is currently writing and illustrating a story for young readers about growing up in the desert.

"Having our book translated and presented in both English and Spanish is something that was really special. It is also really important because I come from a place, El Paso, TX, where we speak both languages on an everyday basis. It’s important for the publishing industry to recognize that Spanish speaking and non-English speaking people need the same access to stories in their language. If we can hear our histories and stories in our own languages there is a better chance we will remember them and benefit from them."