James Luna, an elementary school teacher in Riverside, California, is the author of two bilingual picture books: The Place Where You Live / El lugar donde vives (Piñata Books, 2015) and The Runaway Piggy / El cochinito fugitivo (Piñata Books, 2010), which was named to the 2011-2012 Tejas Star Reading List. He is also the author of a bilingual “flip” book for intermediate readers: A Mummy in Her Backpack / Una momia en su mochila (Piñata Books, 2012).