Juana Martinez-Neal

Juana Martinez-Neal, is a New York times bestselling illustrator  born in Lima, Peru. Her children’s books have received a Caldecott Honor, a Pura Belpré Medal, an Ezra Jack Keats Honor, and the 2020 Robert F. Sibert Medal for Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story.

Juana now lives in Connecticut with her husband, two sons, daughter, two dogs, and the souls of their late cat, Kitty, and ginormous dog, Puppy.

Watch Juana Martinez-Neal discuss how she uses mixed media techniques in her illustration.