David Díaz (illustrator)

David Diaz (born 1960) is an award-winning American illustrator of children's books. The American Library Association awarded Diaz with its Caldecott Medal in 1995^[1] for his picture book project, Smoky Night by Eve Bunting. He was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and lives in Carlsbad, California.

Awards and exhibitions

• July 8-October 1, 2010: “Golden Kite, Golden Dream. Celebrating the Art of the Golden Kite Award” art exhibit to be hosted by the National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature, Abilene, Texas
• 2010: Pura Belpré Award honor book by the Association for Library Service to Children, (Diego: Bigger Than Life)^[2]
• 2009: Parents' Choice Award, (Ocean’s Child)^[3]
• 2006: Pura Belpré Award honor book by the Association for Library Service to Children, (César: ¡Sí, Se Puede! Yes, We Can!)^[4]
• 2004: Pura Belpré Award honor book by the Association for Library Service to Children, (The Pot That Juan Built)^[5]
• 1997: “Going Home” art exhibit held by the National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature, Abilene, Texas
• 1995: Caldecott Medal, American Library Association Notable Children’s Book, School Library Journal Best Book of the year (Smoky Night)

Books illustrated

• Me, Frida by Amy Novesky, Harry N. Abrams Inc. (2010)
• Sharing the Seasons: A Book of Poems by Lee Bennett Hopkins, Simon & Schuster (2010)
• Let There Be Peace on Earth: And Let it Begin with Me by Jill Jackson and Sy Miller, Tricycle Press (2009)
• Ocean’s Child by Christine Ford and Trish Holland, Golden Books (2009)
• Diego: Bigger Than Life by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand, Marshall Cavendish Corporation (2009)
• El Barrio by Deborah M. Newton Chocolate, Henry Holt & Company (2009)
• Build A Burrito by Denise Vega, Cartwheel Books (2008)
• De Colores: Bright With Colors, traditional folk song, Marshall Cavendish Corporation (2008)
• Castle Corona by Sharon Creech, HarperCollins (2007)
• Pocahontas: Princess of the New World by Kathleen Krull, Walker Books for Young Readers (2007)
• Counting Ovejas by Sarah Weeks, Atheneum (2006)
• Cesar: Si, Se Puede!/Yes, Me Can! by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand, Marshall Cavendish Corporation (2006)
• Rin, Rin, Rin/Do, Re, Mi by Jose-Luis Orozco, Cartwheel Books (2005)
• Who’s That Baby by Sharon Creech, HarperCollins (2005)
• Feliz Navidad: Two Stories Celebrating Christmas by Jose Feliciano, Cartwheel Books (2003)
• Angel Face by Sarah Weeks, Atheneum (2002)
• The Pot That Juan Built by Nancy Andrew-Goebel, Lee & Low Books (2002)
• Road Runner’s Dance by Rudolfo A. Anaya]], Disney Press (2000)
• Gospel Cinderella by Joyce Carol Thomas, HarperCollins (2000)
• Jump Rope Magic by Afi Scruggs and Afi-Odelia Scruggs, Scholastic (2000)
• The Wanderer by Sharon Creech, HarperCollins (1999)
• Shadow Story by Nancy Willard, HarperCollins (1999)
• The Little Scarecrow Boy by Margaret Wise Brown, HarperCollins (1999)
• Mother Goose Around the World: Big Book, Volume 4 by Lee Bennett Hopkins, William H. Sadlier, Inc. (1999)
• The Disappearing Alphabet by Richard Wilbur, Harcourt (1998)
• Be Not Far From Me by Eric A. Kimmel, Simon & Schuster (1998)
• December by Eve Bunting, Harcourt (1997)
• Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World’s Fastest Woman by Kathleen Krull, Harcourt (1996)
• Passing Strange: True Tales of New England Hauntings and Horrors by Joseph A. Citro, Chapters Pub Ltd. (1996)
• The Inner City Mother Goose by Eve Merriam, Simon & Schuster (1996)
• Just One Flick of the Finger by Marybeth Lorbiecki, Dial (1996)
• Anansi’s Narrow Waist by Len Cabral, Good Year Books (1994); translated as La Cintuita de Anansi (1995)
• Going Home by Eve Bunting, HarperCollins (1994)
• Smoky Night by Eve Bunting, Harcourt (1994)
• Neighborhood Odes by Gary Soto, Harcourt (1992)

References

External links

• http://www.britannica.com/ebi/article-9311006
• Artist profile from National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature