Paola Gutierrez

Paola Gutiérrez is a children's book author and poet based in Orange County, California, who was born and raised in Mexico. She works as a preschool teacher. Her picture books are bilingual, in Spanish and English. In 2024 Riot of Roses Publishing House released her poetry collection La Niña de Mis Ojos, a tribute to her grandfather and a message to her inner child. She also self-published the bilingual zine Resist, Sleep, Repeat in 2026. She performs as a storyteller and is also an Aztec dancer.