Karla Arenas Valenti

Karla Arenas Valenti is the Pura Belpré award winning author of best selling middle grade novels, chapter books, and picture books. Karla grew up in Mexico City, in a house built around a tree. Her childhood was filled with fantastical elements, which she incorporates into her books–taking children on journeys steeped in magical realism and fantasy. Karla currently resides in the Chicagoland area with her husband and three kids, two cats, and hundreds of books.