"Maggie la maleta: Costa Rica", is the second bilingual children's book of the "Maggie la maleta" series. Maggie, an animated traveling suitcase explores Costa Rica while discovering more about herself, the languages she speaks and taking adventures around the world! Kaitlyn A. Bell was born in Long Branch, New Jersey in 1992. She grew up in Howell, New Jersey, where she developed a love for learning about the world from her parents, who would often bring her to museums, even while on vacation. After learning more about the Spanish language and having visited many Spanish speaking countries while studying at Roanoke College, Kaitlyn was inspired to write about the world from the perspective of a suitcase she often used to travel