I am René Colato Laínez, the Salvadoran award winning author of I Am René, the Boy, Waiting for Papá, Playing Lotería,René Has Two Last Names, My Shoes and I, The Tooth Fairy Meets El Ratón Pérez and From North to South, Señor Pancho Had a Rancho and many more children's books.

I am a bilingual children's book author and an elementary teacher.