A 2022-23 Tejas Star Reading List selection! Peace is on purpose. Peace is a choice. Peace lets the smallest of us have a voice. From a hello and pronouncing your friend’s name correctly to giving more than you take and saying I’m sorry, this simple concept book explores definitions of peace and actions small and big that foster it. Award-winning authors, Baptiste Paul and Miranda Paul, have teamed up with illustrator Estelí Meza—winner of the ‘A la Orilla del Viento’ the premier Picture Book Contest Award in Mexico—to create an inspiring look at things we can all do to bring peace into our lives and world with this Spanish language edition. "This picture book takes a huge concept like peace and makes it completely approachable for young readers." - Mutually Inclusive Blog A visually splendid primer on peace. ― Kirkus Reviews A valuable, necessary lesson that beautifully defines peace for children and their adults. ― School Library Journal Perfect for celebrating spring as a time of birth and hope, this book is sure to spark family conversations about peace and personal responsibility. ― Washington Parent Thoughtful, inspiring words and exquisite illustrations to share with young minds during increasingly tumultuous times. ― Avery & Augustine Blog This picture book takes a huge concept like peace and makes it completely approachable for young readers. ― Mutually Inclusive Blog Miranda Paul is the award-winning author of more than a dozen books for children, including Little Libraries, Big Heroes illustrated by John Parra, 365 illustrated by Julien Chung, Nine Months illustrated by Jason Chin, and Speak Up illustrated by Ebony Glenn. She is a founding member of the organization We Need Diverse Books, and lives with her family in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Baptiste Paul is the award-winning author of The Field , Peace , To Carnival , and I Am Farmer: Growing an Environmental Movement in Cameroon. His works have garnered many starred reviews from Kirkus, Booklist, and School Library Journal, and several titles have been translated into multiple languages. He loves writing stories inspired by his childhood in Saint Lucia and sharing his island culture and Kweyol/Creole language with anyone who will listen. He lives and works in the US, but will travel just about anywhere to talk about his books and St. Lucian culture as long as there is a way to get there. To learn more about Baptiste Paul, please visit www.baptistepaul.net. Estelí Meza grew up surrounded by books, and her love for illustration began when she attended la Feria del Libro Infantil y Juvenil with her father. In 2018, Estelí was awarded A la Orilla del Viento, the premier picture book award in Mexico. Finding Home was her author-illustrator debut in the United States, published by Scholastic. She has also illustrated books published in Mexico, Spain, and the United Arab Emirates. Estelí spends her days drawing in her neighborhood in Mexico City and is always happiest with her notebook and pencil, and a chocolate pastry and cafecito. Visit her at estelimeza.com Aida Salazar is an award-winning author, arts activist, and translator. Her critically acclaimed middle grade verse novels, THE MOON WITHIN, LAND OF THE CRANES, and A SEED IN THE SUN, combined have garnered numerous awards including: a Caldecott Honor, the Américas Award, Tomás Rivera Children's Book Award, International Latino Book Awards, Jane Addams Peace Honor, California Library Association Beatty Award, Northern CA Book Award, and an NCTE Charlotte Huck Honor among other distinctions. Her other award-winning works include the bio picture books, JOVITA WORE PANTS: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter and IN THE SPIRIT OF A DREAM: 13 Stories of Immigrants of Color. She is the co-anthologist of CALLING THE MOON: Period Stories by BIPOC Authors. Aida lives with her family of artists in Oakland, CA. - Aida Salazar es una autora premiada, activista del arte y traductora. Sus novelas en verso The Moon Within, Land of the Cranes y A Seed in the Sun han recibido muchos galardones, entre ellos: Caldecott Honor, Américas Award, Tomás Rivera Children's Book Award, International Latino Book Awards y Jane Addams Peace Honor. Es también autora del álbum ilustrado biográfico Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter y In the Spirit of a Dream: 13 Stories of Immigrants of Color . Es co-recopiladora de Calling the Moon: Period Stories by BIPOC Authors. Vive con su familia de artistas en Oaklanda, CA.