Joe Cepeda

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About the Author

Joe Cepeda was born and raised in East Los Angeles. Joe’s journey through college began with studying engineering at Cornell and finished with a BFA in Illustration from Long Beach State. Months from leaving school, Joe went to New York and secured a book contract after his first meeting with a publisher. He’s now the award-winning illustrator of more than thirty books for children, including the Pura Belpré honor book Juan Bobo Goes to Work, written by Marisa Montes.