@juanamartinezn.bsky.social
Author-illustrator and mami born in Lima, Peru and living in the woods of SE Connecticut. Se habla español.
@amlibraryassoc.bsky.socialReposted by @juanamartinezn.bsky.socialALA stands with library workers, readers, and communities working to keep books available. Our work helps ensure everyone can seek information and make their own reading choices. Your gift makes that work possible.
Helps us protect the freedom to read at ala.org/protect.
@bannedbooksweek.bsky.socialReposted by @juanamartinezn.bsky.socialLET BOOKS BE LEGAL! Pay attention to what's happening in your community and TAKE ACTION! Make sure your support for the right to read can’t be ignored!
@librarianchica.bsky.socialReposted by @juanamartinezn.bsky.socialOctober has arrived, gente! It is also Banned Book Week! To observe we will celebrate picture books that have been banned in our country.
1. ALMA AND HOW SHE GOT HER NAME, 2018
Author & Illustrator: @juanamartinezn.bsky.social
Banned:
New York- 2021
Pennsylvania - 2022
#booksky 📚💙
#picturebooks
@studiohoffmann.bsky.socialReposted by @juanamartinezn.bsky.social@andreabrownlit.bsky.social
@ksonnack.bsky.social
@vikingbooks.bsky.social
@sherriduskeyrinker.bsky.social
@chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social
@chroniclebooks.bsky.social
@caseylyall.bsky.social
@juanamartinezn.bsky.social
@elliottkalan.bsky.social
@harperkids.bsky.social
@cynleitichsmith.bsky.socialReposted by @juanamartinezn.bsky.socialCelebrate National Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month! #KidLit @elizabethacevedo.bsky.social @davidbowles.us @juanamartinezn.bsky.social @adriannacuevas.bsky.social
@juanamartinezn.bsky.socialThanks, Betsy!
@fuse8.bsky.socialReposted by @juanamartinezn.bsky.socialMigration, whether it's by humans or insects, is the subject of today's book. We dive, and dive deeply, into its origins and the choices its creators made along the way with creators Belen Medina & @juanamartinezn.bsky.social #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/09/15/m...
@lbschool.bsky.socialReposted by @juanamartinezn.bsky.socialMARIPOSA'S JOURNEY by Belen Medina and illustrated by @juanamartinezn.bsky.social is out now! Join Mariposa on her migration in this beautiful picture book with starred reviews from Booklist and the Horn Book.
vimeo.com/1201444948
@readbookpage.bsky.socialReposted by @juanamartinezn.bsky.socialMeet the authors of Off The Wall, MOLLY IDLE & JUANA MARTINEZ-NEAL. The pair have many differences, yet they are best friends. Their picture book celebrates creativity in an explosion of playfulness and togetherness as friends decorate the walls around them with chalk and their imaginations.
@heatherstigall7.bsky.socialReposted by @juanamartinezn.bsky.social📚👍Happy #oddfellowsfriendshipmonth! 👫
Yay for friends! To celebrate, here's the '23 review I did on
I DON'T CARE by Julie Fogliano, Molly Idle, & @juanamartinezn.bsky.social
www.heatherpiercestigall.com/ramblings--r...
#kidlit #picturebooks #bookreview #friendship #ChildrensBooks #BooksForKids
@thehornbook.bsky.socialReposted by @juanamartinezn.bsky.socialJuly/August #HBMag #HBPubPreviews #5Qs for Molly Idle and @juanamartinezn.bsky.social about OFF THE WALL: MAKING STUFF TOGETHER (Porter/Holiday): "JMN: We each led at different stages—key in a collaboration." www.hbook.com/story/publis...
@lbschool.bsky.socialReposted by @juanamartinezn.bsky.socialMARIPOSA'S JOURNEY by Belen Medina and illustrated by @juanamartinezn.bsky.social is the review of the day at booklistonline.com!
"An enormously creative and compassionate exploration [of] a topic that touches all, both big and small" (⭐️ @ala-booklist.bsky.social, starred review).
@thehornbook.bsky.socialReposted by @juanamartinezn.bsky.socialMARIPOSA’S JOURNEY ( @littlebrownyr.bsky.social @lbschool.bsky.social ) by Belen Medina; illus. by @juanamartinezn.bsky.social will receive a starred review in the September/October 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/septem...
@caitdarfler.comReposted by @juanamartinezn.bsky.social📚👍 So many good books.
#kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks
Swashby and the Sea
Beth Ferry & Juana Martinez-Neal
@juanamartinezn.bsky.social
Very sweet. Grumpy old man and a fiddling sea befriend a little girl. Loved it.
@juanamartinezn.bsky.socialSo… recapping: Award events, signing PAKA PAKA with @safajarwrites at @mackidssl.bsky.social, signing OFF THE WALL with @mollyidle at @holidayhouse.bsky.social signing MARIPOSA’S JOURNEY with my pen at @littlebrownyr.bsky.social. A lot more info in the images. Take a look! See you there!
@juanamartinezn.bsky.socialHello all! I will be at ALA this weekend to get my Sibert Medal #2, signing books new and recognized, doing a couple of events and meeting those of you who will be there. I can’t wait! If you see me and want to, please say hi. I love meeting book people! Yes, that means you.
@thehornbook.bsky.socialReposted by @juanamartinezn.bsky.socialFrom May/June #HBMag Special Issue: #25YearsOfSibert "#HBWhatWeveLearned: Rising to the Challenge" by 2026 #SibertAward winner @juanamartinezn.bsky.social : "Working on books is a constant personal challenge." www.hbook.com/story/what-w... @mackidsbooks.bsky.social
@thehornbook.bsky.socialReposted by @juanamartinezn.bsky.socialFrom May/June #HBMag Special Issue: #25YearsOfSibert "#HBWhatWeveLearned: Never Stop Playing" by 2026 #SibertAward winner Sara Andrea Fajardo: "Play can become the bedrock of major scientific achievements." www.hbook.com/story/what-w... @mackidsbooks.bsky.social
@lbschool.bsky.socialReposted by @juanamartinezn.bsky.socialMARIPOSA'S JOURNEY by Belen Medina and illustrated by @juanamartinezn.bsky.social, a breathtaking picture book about the migration of both butterflies and people, comes out September 29, 2026. Preorder your copy now!
vimeo.com/1201444948
@studiohoffmann.bsky.socialReposted by @juanamartinezn.bsky.socialGab ‘n’ Doodle w/Caldecott-honoree, NYT bestselling #kidlit creator Juana Martinez-Neal is up
Ever wonder:
🎨What should I do when a piece isn't working?
🖌️How detailed should my book sketches be?
✍️What technique can be super freeing?
