Her debut picture book as an author, A MORNING WITH GRANDPA, illustrated by Christina Forshay (the 2013 Lee & Low New Voices Award winner), came out in May 2016. She is inspired by oceans, family, cephalopods, aliens, and more. Her portfolio can be found at www.enjoyingplanetearth.com and she helps run the kid lit resource website www.kidlit411.com. Sylvia grew up in Caracas, Venezuela, and now lives in Virginia Beach with her husband, two daughters, cat, and guinea pig.