The Piñata That the Farm Maiden Hung

Samantha R. Vamos is an experienced author who specializes in children's books. A first-generation American from a multicultural family, she attended law school and has practiced law in Chicago and Washington, D. C.. The author of six children's books including Alphabet Trains and Before You Were Here, Mi Amor, she treasures her diverse upbringing and incorporates it into her work. Having lived on the East Coast, in the Midwest, and the Pacific Northwest, she currently resides in beautiful northern California.

Marisa Blake is a multi-award-winning audiobook narrator and voiceover artist who is bilingual in both English and Spanish. Passionate about children's literature, she created the YouTube channel Miss Bee’s Audio Reads and regularly volunteers with Learning Ally, an organization that records audiobooks for children with learning disabilities. She enjoys spending time with her husband and three boys in the beautiful mountains of North Carolina.