Leticia Ordaz

Leticia Ordaz is the founder of the bilingual publishing house Cielito Lindo Books and a nine-time award-winning children’s book author at the International Latino Book Awards. She is also an Emmy Award Winning anchor/reporter in Sacramento, California. Leticia is the author of The Adventures of Mr. Macaw, That Girl on TV Could Be Me! The Journey of a Latina News Anchor, Mr. Macaw’s Paleta Adventure, The Carousel King and the Space Mission, and Mr. Macaw Lost in the Big City. As a literacy ambassador and mother of two young boys, she is excited to share bilingual stories with children around the world. Leticia hopes to break barriers and change statistics that currently show only 7% of children’s books feature Latinx characters or subjects, and there are only 10% of Latinx authors and illustrators in the U.S. You can learn more about her diverse book mission at www.cielitolindobooks.com