Carmen T. Bernier-Grand

Three-time Pure Belpré Honor author Carmen T. Bernier-Grand is the Puerto Rican author of eleven books for children and young adults. Her middle grade biographies César: Yes, We Can! ¡Sí, se puede!, Diego: Bigger Than Life, andFrida: ¡Viva la vida! Long Live Life received Pura Belpré Author Honor Awards. New in 2021: We All Laugh Alike/Nos reímos igual, illustrated by Alyssa Bermudez will be published by Charlesbridge in April.

The Oregon Library Association’s Children’s Division awarded Carmen the Evelyn Sibley Lampoon Award for her significant contributions to the children of Oregon in the field of children’s literature. In 2018, Oregon Literary Arts awarded her the Walt Morey Young Readers Literary Legacy Award. Bernier-Grand is a long-time member of SCBWI, Oregon Writers Colony, Authors Guild, and AWP. She lives with her husband and bilingual Maltese dog, Lily, in Portland Oregon.

Visit her on the web at www.carmentberniergrand.com