Juana Martinez-Neal

Juana Martinez-Neal is a Peruvian American author and illustrator of children's books. She is best known for Alma and How She Got Her Name, her debut as both author and illustrator, which won a Caldecott Honor in 2019. The book follows a young girl who learns the family history behind each part of her long name. Martinez-Neal also published Zonia's Rain Forest, an adventure story.