{"id":2306,"date":"2025-04-29T18:19:46","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T00:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/feriadellibrooregonbookfair.com\/2025\/?page_id=2306"},"modified":"2025-05-09T11:53:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T17:53:37","slug":"authors-live-reading","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/feriadellibrooregonbookfair.com\/2025\/authors-live-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"authors-live-reading"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2306\" class=\"elementor elementor-2306\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-0912898 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0912898\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e532333 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e532333\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Authors Live Reading Zone<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-1cf9b9a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1cf9b9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"ana_ruiz_morillo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01d1d41 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"01d1d41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46b2287 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46b2287\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/feriadellibrooregonbookfair.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ana-Ruiz-Murillo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1409\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adb6ca6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"adb6ca6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38f4448 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38f4448\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ana Ruiz Morillo<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5ca230 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5ca230\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ana Iris Ruiz Morillo is a bilingual educator, group facilitator, founder, and director of Training To Impact LLC, a company dedicated to empowering communities through inclusive training and programs for positive change. Since her childhood in her homeland, in the Dominican Republic, Ana has demonstrated a commitment to empathy, equity, and community collaboration, which is reflected in her work with the most vulnerable communities. Her dedication is also reflected in her new children&#8217;s book, Superh\u00e9roes del Planeta, a bilingual book she will read to children attending the Oregon Book Fair.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f058464 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f058464\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Authors<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6178225 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6178225\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fdc08a bdt-navbar-style-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-scrollnav\" data-id=\"6fdc08a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-scrollnav.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-scrollnav bdt-navbar-container bdt-navbar-transparent bdt-navbar \" data-bdt-navbar=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-navbar-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bdt-nav bdt-nav-default\" data-bdt-scrollspy-nav=\"closest: li; 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With over 20 years of teaching experience in the U.S. and Latin America, she has supported multilingual learners as a K-2 teacher, K-6 ELD specialist, and instructional coach. Rachel has shared thousands of books with bilingual children and trained educators in language acquisition and bilingual teaching practices. She is the author of <i>Exchange to Engage<\/i> (2019), <i>De la A a la Z<\/i> (2022), and <i>The Roller Skating Competition \u2013 La competencia de patinaje art\u00edstico de ruedas<\/i> (2023).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-818fee3 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"818fee3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Authors<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-100125a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"100125a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-32d4058 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"32d4058\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"emmanuel_valtierra\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-115a5e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"115a5e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9590b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b9590b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/feriadellibrooregonbookfair.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Nicola-Michelle-Nicola.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1018\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-722905b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"722905b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43d4871 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43d4871\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"michelle_nicola\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Michelle Nicola<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-318df17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"318df17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Michelle Nicola is an instructional coach and Spanish teacher. Originally from Portland, Oregon, Michelle earned her bachelor&#8217;s degree in Spanish at the University of Oregon. In 2014 she was the winner of the Excellence in Education Award from Learning for Justice (a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center). She was the recipient of a Fulbright Distinguished Award in Teaching in 2018, which provided him the opportunity<br \/>to live in Xalapa, Mexico and learn from the rich Afro-Mexican culture. Her publications include several articles for Rethinking Schools and her first novel Cabello que baila<br \/>written with her dear friend Daniela L\u00f3pez Carreto. Michelle loves making connections between people through language, laughter, and learning.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9e070f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d9e070f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Authors<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5096437 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5096437\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c80eda e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1c80eda\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"emmett_wheatfall\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bb5fec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9bb5fec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1efacf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1efacf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/feriadellibrooregonbookfair.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Reynaldo-Mora.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1019\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3a5a4c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e3a5a4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c7f73c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c7f73c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"reynaldo_mora\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reynaldo Mora<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-933e0ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"933e0ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reynaldo (Rey) Mora, M.F.A., (b. Los Angeles, 1976) is an artist with extensive experience creating fine art with clay, acrylics, chalk, pastel, oils, photography, and mixed media. Rey earned a Bachelor of Studio Arts degree from California State University, Long Beach and a Master of Fine Arts degree from California State University, Los Angeles. He is the co-founderand co-owner\u00a0 of Skillful &amp;amp; Soulful Press, a family operated, award- winning independent publisher that publishes poetry books, educational material, art prints and parent child stationary. Through its imprint, Casa Colibr\u00ed Books, it publishes socially impactful bilingual and trilingual children\u2019s books that promote a love of language.<br \/>The theme that most resonates with Rey\u2019s artwork is movement because he feels that there is life, progress, and growth in movement. His first illustrated children\u2019s book, Mommy, Tell Me Why I Am Radiant, won two International Latino Book Awards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9de69c2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9de69c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Authors<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2b8ab5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a2b8ab5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-32c7262 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"32c7262\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"sandra_gonzalez_mora\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b314a8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b314a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c378fd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c378fd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/feriadellibrooregonbookfair.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Sandra-Gonzalez-Mora.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1020\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5542595 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5542595\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc8c12b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc8c12b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"sandra_gonzalez_mora\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sandra Gonzalez Mora<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d29fe49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d29fe49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sandra Gonzalez-Mora, M.Ed., was born in Mexico City and immigrated with her family to Los Angeles when she was 4 years old. Her expertise in children\u2019s books comes from her 22-year career in early childhood education where she uses books to help parents and preschool teachers prepare young children for kindergarten. Together with her family, she is on a mission to increase the number of bilingual books that help introduce children to a sophisticated vocabulary. Sandra, her husband, Reynaldo Mora, M.F.A., and young adult children write, illustrate and publish bilingual picture books from their home in Whittier, CA. They founded Skillful &amp;amp; Soulful Press in 2017. Their first bilingual book, Mommy, Tell Me Why I Am Radiant \/ Mami, \u00bfdime por qu\u00e9 soy radiante? received two International Latino Book Awards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65469cf elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"65469cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Authors<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2998133 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2998133\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-298a86e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"298a86e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"ana_velez\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a48c71b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a48c71b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-746707f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"746707f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/feriadellibrooregonbookfair.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FILOregon-Ana-Velez.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-691\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feriadellibrooregonbookfair.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FILOregon-Ana-Velez.jpg 400w, https:\/\/feriadellibrooregonbookfair.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FILOregon-Ana-Velez-200x252.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d55fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27d55fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-263edee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"263edee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ana V\u00e9lez<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47254a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47254a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ana Gabriela V\u00e9lez is an author, illustrator, and teacher living in Portland. She was born in Quito, Ecuador, and was drawn to art from a very young age. With her grandmother, she molded clay flowers, painted wooden houses, and glued little birds to a papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9 tree. As an adult, she began her career in Graphic Design in Louisiana, and this profession led her to the world of early childhood education. Through her work with children and the use of design and color as teaching tools, she discovered a deeper and more engaging side to her calling. She then completed a Master\u2019s degree in Education in Washington, specializing in children with learning disabilities. Since then, she has been working with and learning from neurodivergent students in Oregon public schools.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce9f575 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ce9f575\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Authors<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8932840 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8932840\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-84e1011 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"84e1011\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"mitzeline_gonzalez\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-793cee1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"793cee1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d62cc05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d62cc05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/feriadellibrooregonbookfair.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FIL-Mitzi-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1023\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d8f556 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d8f556\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe0c9e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe0c9e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mitzeline Gonz\u00e1lez<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7283172 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7283172\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Mitzeline Gonz\u00e1lez<\/b><\/span> is a passionate elementary school teacher, writer, and advocate for education, originally from Mexico. Raised in a family of educators and orators, she developed an early love for literature, poetry, and public speaking. With a background in clinical psychology and a degree in elementary education, she has guided students in literary competitions and served as a judge and advisor in cultural events. She also ran for federal deputy in 2015 and co-founded <i>Unidos sin fronteras<\/i>, a charitable association supporting low-income families.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">After immigrating to Oregon, she overcame challenges by working in agriculture and later opened <i>La Escuelita de Mitzy<\/i>, a daycare focused on early childhood development. Now a mother of two, Mitzeline is pursuing her passion for writing self-help and children\u2019s books, driven by her belief in the power of dreams and each person\u2019s potential to make a positive impact.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a29ea2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9a29ea2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Authors<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12f0a3f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12f0a3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-42c238b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"42c238b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"herlin_alvarez\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-670929f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"670929f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-391b683 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"391b683\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/feriadellibrooregonbookfair.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/HerlinOK.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1869\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b7c3c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b7c3c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69a01c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69a01c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Herl\u00edn \u00c1lvarez<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86010b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86010b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Director and certified teacher for Early Start Preschool and Childcare Center. She discovered her passion for working with young children while being part of a center that catered to 2- and 3-year-olds. In 2016, she opened a family childcare center, where she could provide a nurturing and supportive environment for children and their families. At the end of 2022, with the support of her daughter Mildred, Herl\u00edn felt compelled to expand their reach and provide more children of various ages with exceptional care and education. Thus, she embarked on the process of establishing an Early Start Preschool and Childcare Center. Herl\u00edn believes in the power of early education and the positive impact it can have on a child&#8217;s future.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eab296 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5eab296\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Authors<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8bbc2c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b8bbc2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c7ff90 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7c7ff90\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"emmanuel_valtierra\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74bf848 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74bf848\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cf7bce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7cf7bce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/feriadellibrooregonbookfair.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FILOREGON-Emmanuel-Valtierra.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-703\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feriadellibrooregonbookfair.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FILOREGON-Emmanuel-Valtierra.jpg 400w, https:\/\/feriadellibrooregonbookfair.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FILOREGON-Emmanuel-Valtierra-200x252.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de05d3a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"de05d3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a270ac0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a270ac0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Emmanuel Valtierra<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69e5c62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69e5c62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mexican-American artist Emmanuel Valtierra studied Graphic Design in the University of Nuevo Leon (UANL) and Photography in San Antonio College. After some time, he adopted the aztec codex style for most of his works bringing him attention from the public and press. To stablish himself as a &#8220;tlacuilo&#8221;, he released a series of pop culture images, playing cards, and book. All with Aztec style.<br \/>The love Valtierra has for history has influenced him on all his projects. The goal is to keep teaching new generations about our past in a fun way in every media possible. Some of his most populare releases are: Codex Valtierra (sidewise award), Codice peregrino (white raven award), Aztec tarot, Blue beetle #1 (DC comics variant cover art), and many more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0e89c1 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c0e89c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Authors<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d692ba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d692ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-57f913d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"57f913d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"patricia_aguilar_morrissey\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d959681 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d959681\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-179e533 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"179e533\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/feriadellibrooregonbookfair.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Patricia-Morrissey.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2312\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bec09a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1bec09a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07c84e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"07c84e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Patricia Aguilar Morrissey<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a7fec8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a7fec8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mexican-American artist Emmanuel Valtierra studied Graphic Design at the University of Nuevo Leon (UANL) and Photography at San Antonio College. 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