Lyn Miller-Lachmann is an award-winning author of fiction and biographies for young people and a translator of children’s books from Portuguese to English. Her debut picture book translation, The World in a Second, was named a Book of the Year by both Kirkus Reviews and The Boston Globe. She reviews children’s and young adult books on social justice themes for The Pirate Tree and blogs about culture and multimedia storytelling on her website. She grew up in Texas and now lives in New York City alongside a giant LEGO town that she built. [dj]