Bodega Cats: Pawesome Pals

When Gregory breaks his leg and misses the baseball season he befriends a three-legged cat at his parents’ bodega in Washington Heights.

Hilda Eunice Burgos is the author of the Bodega Cats series, Ana María Reyes Does Not Live in a Castle, The Cot in the Living Room, and Miosotis Flores Never Forgets. Her parents emigrated from the Dominican Republic before she was born, and she grew up in Washington Heights, New York City as one of four sisters. From the time she was an elementary student at P.S. 132, Hilda has always loved reading, writing, and doing arts and crafts--the first scarf she crocheted quickly became unraveled, but she didn’t give up! She and her husband have two grown children and an adorable dog named Bear. They live in the Philadelphia area, where Hilda also works as a lawyer.

Siara Faison is a bookseller turned illustrator from all over California. If she’s not drawing, you can find her binging movies with her husband, sister, and old cat Kitty.