Paola Santos is a children's book author born and raised in Venezuela. After moving to Canada, she found the courage to share the words and stories that had long been enclosed in her imagination. Her stories are now woven with her culture, experience in a new country, hope, happiness, and diversity. Her debut picture book, "How to Eat a Mango" (Holiday House), illustrated by Juliana Perdomo, will be released in summer, 2024. Paola holds a bachelor's in Literature from the University of Zulia (Maracaibo, Venezuela) and a master’s in Children's Literature and Reading Promotion from the Castilla-La Mancha University (Castilla-La Mancha, Spain).