Samantha R. Vamos is an experienced author who specializes in children's books. A first-generation American from a multicultural family, she attended law school and has practiced law in Chicago and Washington, D. C.. The author of six children's books including Alphabet Trains and Before You Were Here, Mi Amor, she treasures her diverse upbringing and incorporates it into her work. Having lived on the East Coast, in the Midwest, and the Pacific Northwest, she currently resides in beautiful northern California.