One evening, a father picked up a piece of paper that was covered with a scribbled combination of pictures and letters created by his 5-year-old son. He started to sound out the words…”One day, I went trick-or-treating,” it began. He was so delighted with the characters, the structure, and the tender twist at the end, he was inspired. The rest is history; Maroma Books, was born.
This father, Alberto Fernandez, Sr., saw the book as the start of something big: