Juana Martinez-Neal is a Peruvian American children's book author and illustrator. Her debut book as an author and illustrator, Alma and How She Got Her Name, was well reviewed and won a 2019 Caldecott Honor.
Biography Juana Martinez-Neal grew up in Lima, Peru. Growing up she hoped to be a painter, like her father and grandfather, as the profession of illustrator was not common in Peru. She moved to the United States in her mid-20s. After having children of her own she decided to become an author and illustrator of children's books. She now lives in Connecticut, with her husband and three children.
Bibliography As Writer and Illustrator Alma and How She Got Her Name, Candlewick Press, 2018 Alma y cómo obtuvo su nombre, Candlewick Press, 2018 Zonia's Rainforest, Candlewick Press, 2021 La selva de Zonia, Candlewick Press, 2021
As Illustrator
La Madre Goose, written by Susan Middleton Elya, Putnam, 2016 La Princesa and the Pea, written by Susan Middleton Elya, Putnam, 2017 Babymoon, written by Hayley Barrett, Candlewick Press, 2019 Fry Bread, written by Kevin Noble Maillard, Roaring Brook Press, 2019 Swashby and the Sea, written by Beth Ferry, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020 Tomatoes for Neela, written by Padma Lakshmi, Viking Children's Books, 2021 A Perfect Fit, written by Mara Rockliff, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2022 I Don't Care, written by Julie Fogliano, illustrated by Molly Idle and Juana Martinez-Neal, Neal Porter Books-Holiday House, 2022 (Forthcoming)
Awards and honors
2018 Pura Belpré Illustrator Winner – La Princesa and the Pea 2019 Caldecott Honor – Alma and How She Got Her Name 2019 Ezra Jack Keats Award Writer Honor – Alma and How She Got Her Name” 2020 Sibert Medal – Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story 2026 Sibert Medal - Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa
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