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Juana Martinez-Neal

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Juana Martinez-Neal is the recipient of the 2019 Caldecott Honor for “Alma and How She Got Her Name” (Candlewick Press), the 2018 Pura Belpré Medal for Illustration for "La Princesa and the Pea" (written by Susan M. Elya, Putnam), and the 2020 Sibert Medal for “Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story” (written by Kevin Noble Maillard, Roaring Brook Press).

Juana was named to the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Honor list in 2014, and was awarded the SCBWI Portfolio Showcase Grand Prize in 2012. She was born in Lima, the capital of Peru, and now lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, with her husband, two sons, and daughter. ...more

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	Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard, Juana Martinez-Neal (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.39 avg rating — 6,978 ratings — published 2019 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alma and How She Got Her Name 4.36 avg rating — 5,917 ratings — published 2018 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Swashby and the Sea by Beth Ferry, Juana Martinez-Neal (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.49 avg rating — 1,690 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zonia's Rain Forest 4.09 avg rating — 1,164 ratings — published 2021 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alma, Head to Toe /Alma, de pies a cabeza 4.08 avg rating — 64 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alma and Her Family/Alma y su familia 3.88 avg rating — 64 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Alma, Where Is Pajarito?/Alma, ¿Dónde está Pajarito? really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Off the Wall: Making Stuff Together by Juana Martinez-Neal (Goodreads Author), Molly Idle (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Hello again! Happy fifth week of the Global Read Aloud 2020! This week is about La Madre Goose written by Susan Middleton Elya, illustrated by me and published by Putnam/Penguin Random House. Please visit the book’s page for activities.

Whether you are participating in Global Read Aloud 2020 or not, you can tune in and join me for a Global Read Aloud Live Event this Fri

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The First Rule of Punk

by Celia C. Pérez

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As We Are Now: Mixblood Essays on Race and Identity

by W.S. Penn

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What book should we read in November?

We have read a lot of fantastic books this year, but did we miss your favorite 2019 Caldecott Contender? Please "write in" your choice for the Caldecott book of the month.

The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld

13 votes, 31.0%

Dreamers by Yuyi Morales (write-in)

12 votes, 28.6%

The Stuff of Stars by Marion Dane Bauer

8 votes, 19.0%

Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal

5 votes, 11.9%

A Stone for Sascha by Aaron Becker

2 votes, 4.8%

Good Rosie! (write-in)

1 vote, 2.4%

The Day you begin by Jacqueline Woods on (write-in)

1 vote, 2.4%

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