Diane Gonzales Bertrand

Diane Gonzales Bertrand is a Latina author born in San Antonio, Texas, renowned for her children's and young adult books featuring Mexican-American characters, family life, and bilingual stories published by Arte Público Press.[1][2] She has authored novels like Trino’s Choice, Trino’s Time, and Sweet Fifteen, along with bilingual picture books such as Family/Familia and Uncle Chente’s Picnic, earning awards including Best Bilingual Children's Book from the National Latino Literary Hall of Fame.[1][5] A longtime educator, she taught language arts and English before becoming Writer-in-Residence at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, from which she recently retired.[1][5][6]

San Antonio, TX, USA Mar 12, 1956
Children’s Literature Young Adult Fiction Bilingual Picture Books