Green Is a Chile Pepper

Roseanne Greenfield Thong has eaten chile peppers in countries all around the world, including Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, South Africa, and Thailand. She brings a bottle of chile sauce wherever she travels, just in case she can't find salsa that's spicy enough. She lives in Southern California. John Parra is an award-winning illustrator, designer, teacher, and fine art painter. His children's books have earned starred reviews and appeared on the Texas Library Association's 2x2 Reading List. He is the winner of the Pura BelprE Illustrator Honor for Gracias/Thanks, written by Pat Mora; the International Latino Book Award for Best Children's Book Illustrations; and the SCBWI Golden Kite Award for illustration, among others. In 2015, John was invited by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to present at a special event about his work and career in art and illustration. Find out more about John at JohnParraArt.com.