Juana Martinez-Neal

Juana Martinez-Neal is the Peruvian born daughter and granddaughter of painters. Her debut as an author-illustrator Alma and How She Got Her Name , was awarded a Caldecott Honor and was also published in a Spanish edition as Alma y cómo obtuvo su nombre . Her second author-illustrator book, Zonia's Rain Forest, is available in a Spanish edition La selva de Zonia . Juana has also illustrated numerous picture books including La Princesa and the Pea by Susan Middleton Elya, for which she won the...See more

Juana Martinez-Neal is the Peruvian born daughter and granddaughter of painters. Her debut as an author-illustrator Alma and How She Got Her Name , was awarded a Caldecott Honor and was also published in a Spanish edition as Alma y cómo obtuvo su nombre . Her second author-illustrator book, Zonia's Rain Forest, is available in a Spanish edition La selva de Zonia . Juana has also illustrated numerous picture books including La Princesa and the Pea by Susan Middleton Elya, for which she won the Pura Belpré Illustrator Award, and Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard, which won The Robert F. Sibert Medal. Website: juanamartinezneal.com Instagram: @juanamartinezn Twitter: @juanamartinez See less