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 published in Spanish as Alma y cómo obtuvo su nombre. Her newest books are Alma, Head to Toe /Alma, de pies a cabeza and Alma and Her Family/Alma y su familia, the first two books in the Alma’s Words/Las Palabras de Alma series of joy-filled bilingual board books. She is also the author-illustrator of the acclaimed Zonia’s Rain Forest. Juana Martinez-Neal lives in Connecticut with her family. Visit her online at www.juanamartinezneal.com.
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