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.[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]
Fry Bread, written by Kevin Noble Maillard, Roaring Brook Press, 2019
ISBN978-1-626-72746-5
Swashby and the Sea, written by Beth Ferry, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020
ISBN978-0-544-70737-5
Tomatoes for Neela, written by Padma Lakshmi, Viking Children's Books, 2021
ISBN978-0-593-20270-8
A Perfect Fit, written by Mara Rockliff, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2022
ISBN978-0-358-12543-3
I Don't Care, written by Julie Fogliano, illustrated by Molly Idle and Juana Martinez-Neal, Neal Porter Books-Holiday House, 2022 (Forthcoming)
ISBN978-0-8234-4345-1[7]