Juana Martinez-Neal

Juana Martinez-Neal grew up in Lima, Peru.[1] Growing up she hoped to be a painter, like her father and grandfather, as the profession of illustrator was not common in Peru.[2][3] She moved to the United States in her mid-20s.[1] After having children of her own she decided to become an author and illustrator of children's books.[2] She now lives in Connecticut, with her husband and three children.[4]

As Writer and Illustrator

• Alma and How She Got Her Name, Candlewick Press, 2018 ISBN 978-0-7636-9355-8
• Alma y cómo obtuvo su nombre, Candlewick Press, 2018 ISBN 978-0-7636-9358-9
• Zonia's Rainforest, Candlewick Press, 2021 ISBN 978-1-5362-0845-0 [5]
• La selva de Zonia, Candlewick Press, 2021 ISBN 978-1-5362-1336-2 [6]

As Illustrator

• La Madre Goose, written by Susan Middleton Elya, Putnam, 2016 ISBN 978-0-399-25157-3
• La Princesa and the Pea, written by Susan Middleton Elya, Putnam, 2017 ISBN 978-0-399-25156-6
• Babymoon, written by Hayley Barrett, Candlewick Press, 2019 ISBN 978-0-763-68852-3
• Fry Bread, written by Kevin Noble Maillard, Roaring Brook Press, 2019 ISBN 978-1-626-72746-5
• Swashby and the Sea, written by Beth Ferry, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020 ISBN 978-0-544-70737-5
• Tomatoes for Neela, written by Padma Lakshmi, Viking Children's Books, 2021 ISBN 978-0-593-20270-8
• A Perfect Fit, written by Mara Rockliff, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2022 ISBN 978-0-358-12543-3
• I Don't Care, written by Julie Fogliano, illustrated by Molly Idle and Juana Martinez-Neal, Neal Porter Books-Holiday House, 2022 (Forthcoming) ISBN 978-0-8234-4345-1[7]

• 2018 Pura Belpré Illustrator Winner – La Princesa and the Pea[8]
• 2019 Caldecott Honor – Alma and How She Got Her Name[9]
• 2019 Ezra Jack Keats Award Writer Honor – Alma and How She Got Her Name”[10]
• 2020 Sibert Medal – Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story[11]

• Official website