Pura Belpré Award
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (2018) Winner
Juana Martinez-Neal
フアナ・マルティネス＝ニール
Juana Martinez-Neal
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Lima, Peru
- Nationality
- American, Peruvian
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Residence History
- Lima, Peru → Connecticut, USA
Career
- Occupations
- Children's author, illustrator
- Active Years
- 2016-2024
- Influenced By
- Victor Martínez Gómez (father), Victor Martinez Malaga (grandfather)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Pura Belpré Illustrator Award | La Princesa and the Pea | Illustrator | American Library Association | Winner |
| 2019 | Caldecott Honor | Alma and How She Got Her Name | — | Association for Library Service to Children | Honor |
| 2019 | Ezra Jack Keats Award Writer Honor | Alma and How She Got Her Name | — | — | Honor |
| 2020 | Sibert Medal | Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story | — | American Library Association | Winner |
Pura Belpré Illustrator Award
2018
Work:
La Princesa and the Pea
Category:
Illustrator
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
Winner
Caldecott Honor
2019
Work:
Alma and How She Got Her Name
Organization:
Association for Library Service to Children
Result:
Honor
Ezra Jack Keats Award Writer Honor
2019
Work:
Alma and How She Got Her Name
Result:
Honor
Sibert Medal
2020
Work:
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (2020) Winner
Works
Major Works
Alma and How She Got Her Name
2018 Children's literatureA young girl named Alma learns the story behind her long Spanish name from her grandparents.
Family historyCultural heritage
Translations
- Alma y cómo obtuvo su nombre
Bibliography
- Alma and How She Got Her Name
- Alma y cómo obtuvo su nombre
- Zonia's Rainforest
- La selva de Zonia
- La Madre Goose
- La Princesa and the Pea
- Babymoon
- Fry Bread
- Swashby and the Sea
- Tomatoes for Neela
- A Perfect Fit
- I Don't Care
Legacy
Peruvian-American children's book illustrator known for winning Caldecott Honor for her debut author-illustrator book, focusing on Latin American cultural themes.
Trivia
- Grew up in Peru aspiring to be a painter like her father and grandfather.
- The profession of illustrator was not common in Peru.
- Moved to the United States in her mid-20s.