Lights, Camera, Carmen! — Anika Denise

In the vein of Eloise, Olivia, and Fancy Nancy, Carmen is a little girl with a BIG personality. She loves the spotlight and fame that comes with being an actress, and she only grudgingly shares attention with her adoring little brother, Eduardo - especially when the prize is a starring role in a commercial.

Carmen and her family speak a mix of English and Spanish, inspired by the author's loving exchanges with her father as a little girl.