Our team
Biliteracy With Heart ❤️ and Purpose
Created by Native Spanish Speakers, for Bilingual and Biliterate Children
As a team of native Spanish speakers and expert bilingual educators, we are deeply committed to creating the highest-quality books for bilingual and biliterate children—books where students can see themselves, feel a sense of belonging, and thrive as readers.
We built Hola Books because we saw a gap: too many Spanish resources were English-first translations, and too few reflected the language, culture, and lived experiences of our communities. Our books, resources, and instructional tools are written and designed by native Spanish speakers, grounded in evidence-based instruction and the Science of Reading for Spanish, and intentionally crafted to support strong foundational skills.
At Hola Books, we believe literacy instruction should be both rigorous and affirming.
Honoring students’ identities while giving them the explicit teaching they need to become confident, capable readers.
We are educators at heart. ❤️ Our team of bilingual experts brings decades of classroom experience to every tool or decision we make—from scope and sequence and lesson pacing to corrective feedback and family connections—ensuring our resources are practical, research-based, and ready for today’s classrooms.
Our mission is simple: to nurture a love of reading and build strong language proficiency for bilingual and biliterate children through authentic decodables, rigorous instructional resources, and field-tested professional learning grounded in the Science of Reading for bilingual instruction.
Our Founder
Lucía • CEO
Chief Executive Officer
Lucía’s vision is at the heart ❤️ of Hola Books. A first-generation college graduate and former dual-language teacher with over 18 years of classroom experience, she founded Hola Books to ensure multi-language learners receive high quality, research-based instruction that accelerates literacy while honoring language, culture, and identity. Trained at Stanford and Columbia University's Teachers College, Lucía brings both deep research expertise and lived classroom experience—keeping every aspect of our work grounded in what students and teachers truly need.
Co-Founder
Liliana • CAO
Co-Founder and Chief Academic Officer
Liliana is the academic and linguistic heart ❤️ of Hola Books. As Co-Founder and Chief Academic Officer, she ensures that every story is grounded in linguistic accuracy, cultural authenticity, and instructional integrity. A former dual-language teacher and journalist, Liliana brings deep expertise and care to every word—making certain our decodable books are not only precise and research-aligned, but also relatable, affirming, and engaging for bilingual learners. Her unwavering commitment to quality helps create meaningful bridges for children developing literacy in Spanish and across languages.
Research-Driven • TEACHER TESTED • STUDENT APPROVED
Our books at work in real classrooms
Teachers like you inspire us.
☀️ Classrooms powered by Hola Books
“We are proud to partner with I Love to Read in Spanish/Hola Books and wholeheartedly recommend their program to any district or school committed to equitable, research-based biliteracy instruction.”- Alení Ayerdis Seibold, Dual Language/ESL Coordinator
“... thoughtfully designed, culturally relevant, and developmentally appropriate.”— Weatherford ISD Reference Letter (Multilingual Dept.), 2025¹
“Hola Books hits the nail on the head — finally a program made by a bilingual teacher for bilingual kids.”- Gaby, 1st Grade Teacher
