Lainez, Rene Colato

Rene Colato LaInez is the Salvadoran award-winning author of "I Am RenE, the Boy; Waiting for PapA;" and many other books that feature Latin American children learning about cultural identity. His picture books have been finalists for the Tejas Star Book Award, given special recognition by the Paterson Prize, and earned the International Latino Book Award. He was named as one of the "Top Ten New Latino Authors to Watch (and Read)" by latinostories.com.