Courageous Camila: A Story about Finding Your Inner Warrior

Winner of the International Latino Book Award for Most Inspirational Children’s Best Picture Book GOLD MEDAL 2022. Honorable mention International Latino Book Award for The Alma Flor Ada Best Latino Focused Children’s Picture Book 2022.

Courageous Camila is set in multicultural Los Angeles. Although Camila lives near many exciting things, it is only now that she begins to explore new activities that help her tap into her inner warrior. Camila also learns courage from the everyday people that surround her. Camila is encouraged by her Mama to begin taking martial arts classes. Although the sport is at first intimidating, together they ride the waves of excitement, fear, disappointment, until she finally taps into her ＂inner warrior＂ and ultimately finds her courage.

Naibe Reynoso is a Mexican-American, Multi-Emmy award-winning journalist and author based in Los Angeles, California. She is the founder of Con Todo Press, a mission driven company that publishes award-winning books that amplify the stories of Latinos and other underrepresented communities. She is the mom of two children, Giselle and Brayden.

Giselle Carrillo is a proud first generation Latina born and raised in East Los Angeles. She is an LA-based community activist, health educator, children’s book author, surfer, martial artist, and entrepreneur. Giselle has worked to bring lessons in courage, potential, inner strength, and leadership to the diverse children of the city of Los Angeles by teaching free surf lessons through her non-profit Los Courage Camps. She has been featured on the Apple TV, The TODAY Show, Despierta America, Univision, Telemundo, The LA Times and ABC News.

María Tuti is a Mexican illustrator. Her path as a children’s book illustrator has led her to work with publishers around the world: Edelvives Editorial, DoubleInk Publishing, Richmond Solutions, Alma Books, UNESCO (Save the Children), Con Todo Press, Kazoo Magazine. Her goal is to paint a better world for children and sow in them seeds of love, trust, courage and respect. You can find her work on Instagram @mariatutiart or Behance /mariatutiart.