Delange, Alex Pardo

Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Alex Pardo Delange was raised there and in Buenos Aires, Argentina before coming to the United States, where she graduated from the University of Miami with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. She now lives in Gainesville, Florida, with her husband and three children. In addition to her art for the Pepita series, she is also the illustrator of The Empanadas that Abuela Made/Las empanadas que hacia la abuela (Pinata Books, 2003); Tina and the Scarecrow Skins/Tina y las pieles de espantapajaros (Pinata Books, 2002); and Sip, Slurp, Soup, Soup/Caldo, caldo, caldo (Pinata Books, 2...