About Us
The team behind the stripes.
Zoila the Zebra was born from a desire to teach children valuable life lessons in a fun and accessible way. Our stories focus on social-emotional learning, helping kids understand their feelings and build healthy relationships with others.
Meat the Creators
Juanita Quinones Gandara, M.Ed.
Bilingual (Spanglish) Author • Guest Speaker/Educational Consultant • Founder of an Anti-Bullying system
Juanita writes books for children in Spanglish on purpose to help expedite English learning acquisition while embracing the Spanish language. Born in Ciudad Juarez Chihuahua, Mexico and raised in El Paso, Texas, she is a proud single mother of two young men and a retired educator (10 yrs bilingual teacher and 20 yrs school counselor).
Today, she is determined to help empower, educate and encourage all stakeholders involved in helping create a better world by sharing her message on "Promoting a Chain Reaction of Kindness = Bullies No More!"
Mark Bowles, Ph.D.
Mark Bowles is a Professor of History at American Military University. He earned his Ph.D. in history from Case Western Reserve University and was the Tomash Fellow at the University of Minnesota. He also has an MBA, an MA in history, and a BA in Psychology.
Mark is the author of 15 books, including 3 college textbooks. His latest was Just Keep Rowing, a story about Katie Spotz, the youngest person to row a boat, solo and unassisted, across the Atlantic Ocean. He also publishes children’s books including Gina Crawford’s latest, Then the Moon Fills the Sky.
He and his wife, Nancy, are raising their three children, Isabel, Emma, and Sarah in northeast Ohio. Visit him online at ProfessorMDB.com.
Christopher Dart & R.A. Monday
Illustrators. Bringing Zoila, Armando, and Little Raquel La Churros to life.
Our Mission
Every book we create has a purpose: to start a chain reaction of kindness. We believe that by teaching empathy, understanding, and self-care early on, we can help build a brighter future for everyone.