Alexandra Alessandri is the award-winning author of Feliz New Year, Ava Gabriela!, Isabel and Her Colores Go to School, and The Enchanted Life of Valentina Mejía. The daughter of Colombian immigrants, she is also an educator and poet. Alexandra lives in Florida with her husband and son.

As a hurricane rages around her home, Lupita shelters two baby birds from the storm, hoping their mamà will return soon.