David Bowles grew up in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. As a
kid, he would regularly cross the border with his father to visit
family, buy historietas, and watch movies. It's a tradition he
continued with his own children, making sure they became part of
the transnational community he loves so much. David has written
many books that center Mexican Americans in the borderlands,
including the award-winning They Call Me G ero and the 13th Street
series. My Two Border Towns, available in English and Spanish, is
his debut picture book.
Erika Meza was born in Mexico, fell in love with animation on the
border with California, and developed a taste for eclairs in Paris
before moving to the U.K. An adoptive Tijuanense, she took her
first steps to find her visual voice at the border--forever fueled
by tacos de birria. When Erika isn't drawing, you'll find her
drinking coffee, tweeting, or plotting ways to bring her cat
traveling with her.
2022 Américas Award Winner
2022 Tomás Rivera Book Award Winner
2022 Premio, Mejor Libro Infantil/Best Spanish Language Picture
Book Award Gold Medalist
2021 New York Public Library Best Books
2021 School Library Journal Best Books
2021 Kirkus Reviews Best Books
2021 Center for the Study of Multicultural Literature Best
Books
2023-24 Land of Enchantment Book Award Nominee
An ALSC 2022 Notable Children’s Book
2022 NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books List
★ "Characters’ friendly greetings, the vibrant illustrations, and
the thoughtful actions of this father and son come together to
create a feeling of warmth and hope, while also bringing to the
forefront the plight of so many like Élder and his family. An
excellent addition to Spanish picture-book collections."
—Booklist, starred review
★ "Bowle’s picture-book debut weaves weightier realities into a
story of ordinary border town life, and does so with a gentle
hand."
—The Horn Book, starred review
★ "Meza (Balloons for Papa) pours artistry into mixed-media images
of the towns, which mirror each other across the river… the father
and son look forward—with warmth and care—to a 'wonderful day,'
when passage between the border towns isn’t limited."
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
★ "Beautiful, honest, complex."
—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
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