Lauren Castillo

Lauren Castillo is an author and illustrator of children's literature. In 2015, she won the Caldecott Honor for her watercolor illustrations in her book Nana in the City . ^[1]

In 2005, she graduated from the School of Visual Arts. ^[2] Her first self-written and self-illustrated book, Melvin and the Boy, was published in 2011. ^[3] In 2012, her work was exhibited at the Bruce Museum in their "Let It Snow! Children’s Book Art" show. ^[4] In 2020, Castillo's book Our Friend Hedgehog: The Story of Us was published, which is planned as the first book in a series. ^[5]

Selected works

As writer and illustrator

• Melvin and the Boy (2011) ^[3]
• The Troublemaker (2014) ^[6]
• Nana in the City (2014)
• Our Friend Hedgehog: The Story of Us (2020) ^[7]

As illustrator

• What Happens on Wednesdays (2007) - by Emily Jenkins ^[8]
• Buffalo Music (2008) - by Tracey E. Fern ^[9]
• The Reader (2012) - by Amy Hest ^[10]
• City Cat (2013)- by Kate Banks ^[11]
• Twenty Yawns - by Jane Smiley (2016) ^[12]
• Imagine (2018) - by Juan Felipe Herrera ^[13]

References

1. "Nana in the City". American Library Association . 12 April 2015. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
2. Saxon, Antonia (15 May 2014). "Q & A with Lauren Castillo". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
3. Paul, Pamela (6 July 2011). "For Children Who Want Pets and Parents Who Don't". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
4. Mullen, Alexandra (15 December 2012). "The Art of a Snow Day". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
5. Gurdon, Meghan Cox (1 May 2020). "Children's Books: Stories Can Take You Anywhere". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
6. "Children's Book Review: The Troublemaker". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
7. "Children's Book Review: The Story of Us (Our Friend Hedgehog #1)". Publishers Weekly. 18 March 2020. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
8. Just, Julie (16 December 2007). "Bookshelf". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
9. "Buffalo Music". Kirkus Reviews. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
10. "Children's Book Review: The Reader". Publishers Weekly. 1 October 2012. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
11. Smith, Sarah Harrison (4 December 2013). "Travelers' Tails". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
12. Alter, Alexandra (7 May 2016). "Masters of Prose Warm Up to Children's Picture Books". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
13. Zelinsky, Paul O. (14 September 2018). "Picture Books About Dreams and Dreamers of All Kinds". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.