Mónica Brown se inspira en su herencia cultural peruano-estadounidense para escribir historias infantiles. Es profesora de Inglés en la Northern Arizona University y se especializa en literatura latino-multicultural. Con frecuencia visita escuelas, conferencias y festivales de libros para hacer talleres de escritura. Ha recibido muchos premios y reconocimientos, entre los cuales se destacan el Premio Américas, Honores Pura Belpré y la prestigiosa Beca Rockefeller sobre Alfabetización Cultural Chicana.

Monica Brown is the Peruvian-American author of many award-winning multicultural books for children, including, Sharuko: El Arqueólogo Peruano /Peruvian Archeologist Julio C. Tello, Frida and her Animalitos, Waiting for the Biblioburro / Esperando al Biblioburro, Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / No combina, and the Lola Levine chapter book series, among others. Her books have garnered multiple starred reviews and awards, and is available in a dozen languages. Her books have been featured in the New York Times, The Washington Post, and on NPR's All Things Considered. Her most recent picture book is, Small Room, Big Dreams: The Journey of Julián and Joaquin Castro, out from HarperCollins/Quill Tree in an English and Spanish editions. Her next picture book is The Turquoise Room/El Cuarto Turquesa forthcoming from Lee and Low in 2022. Monica Brown lives in Arizona with her family.