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Paola Escobar

Paola Escobar is a a graphic designer and illustrator from Colombia.
 
As a child she loved drawing the stories told by her grandmother about their family and culture and it was her dream to become an illustrator for children’s books.
 
She is the illustrator of the award-winning picture book Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré as well as many other critically-acclaimed picture books. She has worked with publishers across the world and is proud to have illustrated stories that celebrate cultural diversity and champion unsung heroes.
 
Paola lives very happily in Bogotá, Colombia, with her husband and their dog, Flora.
The Perfect Place
The Perfect Place
Matt de la Peña , Paola Escobar
978-0-593-32563-6
$18.99 US
Hardcover
May 07, 2024
G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Age 4-8 years
El lugar perfecto
El lugar perfecto
Matt de la Peña , Paola Escobar
978-0-593-69902-7
$18.99 US
Hardcover
May 07, 2024
G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Age 4-8 years
A Plate of Hope
A Plate of Hope
The Inspiring Story of Chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchen
Erin Frankel , Paola Escobar
978-0-593-38057-4
$18.99 US
Hardcover
Feb 13, 2024
Random House Studio
Age 4-8 years
Un plato de esperanza (A Plate of Hope Spanish Edition)
Un plato de esperanza (A Plate of Hope Spanish Edition)
La inspiradora historia del chef José Andrés y World Central Kitchen
Erin Frankel , Paola Escobar
978-0-593-71133-0
$18.99 US
Hardcover
Feb 13, 2024
Random House Studio
Age 4-8 years
Giant-Sized Butterflies On My First Day of School
Giant-Sized Butterflies On My First Day of School
Justin Roberts , Paola Escobar
978-0-525-51643-9
$18.99 US
Hardcover
May 30, 2023
G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Age 3-7 years
Tell the Truth, Pangolin
Tell the Truth, Pangolin
Melinda Beatty , Paola Escobar
978-0-593-18013-6
$18.99 US
Hardcover
Oct 18, 2022
Anne Schwartz Books
Age 4-8 years
Pages & Co.: The Map of Stories
Pages & Co.: The Map of Stories
Anna James , Paola Escobar
978-1-9848-3734-9
$9.99 US
Paperback
Jun 01, 2021
Philomel Books
Age 8-12 years
Pages & Co.: The Lost Fairy Tales
Pages & Co.: The Lost Fairy Tales
Anna James , Paola Escobar
978-1-9848-3731-8
$8.99 US
Paperback
Mar 02, 2021
Puffin Books
Age 8-12 years
Rescatando palabras (Digging for Words Spanish Edition)
Rescatando palabras (Digging for Words Spanish Edition)
José Alberto Gutiérrez y la biblioteca que creó
Angela Burke Kunkel , Paola Escobar
978-0-593-18170-6
$17.99 US
Hardcover
Sep 08, 2020
Random House Studio
Age 4-8 years
Digging for Words
Digging for Words
José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built
Angela Burke Kunkel , Paola Escobar
978-1-9848-9263-8
$18.99 US
Hardcover
Sep 08, 2020
Random House Studio
Age 4-8 years
Pages & Co.: The Bookwanderers
Pages & Co.: The Bookwanderers
Anna James , Paola Escobar
978-1-9848-3714-1
$8.99 US
Paperback
Feb 25, 2020
Puffin Books
Age 8-12 years

Books

The Perfect Place
The Perfect Place
Matt de la Peña, Paola Escobar
978-0-593-32563-6
$18.99 US
Hardcover
May 07, 2024
G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Age 4-8 years
El lugar perfecto
El lugar perfecto
Matt de la Peña, Paola Escobar
978-0-593-69902-7
$18.99 US
Hardcover
May 07, 2024
G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Age 4-8 years
A Plate of Hope
A Plate of Hope
The Inspiring Story of Chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchen
Erin Frankel, Paola Escobar
978-0-593-38057-4
$18.99 US
Hardcover
Feb 13, 2024
Random House Studio
Age 4-8 years
Un plato de esperanza (A Plate of Hope Spanish Edition)
Un plato de esperanza (A Plate of Hope Spanish Edition)
La inspiradora historia del chef José Andrés y World Central Kitchen
Erin Frankel, Paola Escobar
978-0-593-71133-0
$18.99 US
Hardcover
Feb 13, 2024
Random House Studio
Age 4-8 years
Giant-Sized Butterflies On My First Day of School
Giant-Sized Butterflies On My First Day of School
Justin Roberts, Paola Escobar
978-0-525-51643-9
$18.99 US
Hardcover
May 30, 2023
G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Age 3-7 years
Tell the Truth, Pangolin
Tell the Truth, Pangolin
Melinda Beatty, Paola Escobar
978-0-593-18013-6
$18.99 US
Hardcover
Oct 18, 2022
Anne Schwartz Books
Age 4-8 years
Pages & Co.: The Map of Stories
Pages & Co.: The Map of Stories
Anna James, Paola Escobar
978-1-9848-3734-9
$9.99 US
Paperback
Jun 01, 2021
Philomel Books
Age 8-12 years
Pages & Co.: The Lost Fairy Tales
Pages & Co.: The Lost Fairy Tales
Anna James, Paola Escobar
978-1-9848-3731-8
$8.99 US
Paperback
Mar 02, 2021
Puffin Books
Age 8-12 years
Rescatando palabras (Digging for Words Spanish Edition)
Rescatando palabras (Digging for Words Spanish Edition)
José Alberto Gutiérrez y la biblioteca que creó
Angela Burke Kunkel, Paola Escobar
978-0-593-18170-6
$17.99 US
Hardcover
Sep 08, 2020
Random House Studio
Age 4-8 years
Digging for Words
Digging for Words
José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built
Angela Burke Kunkel, Paola Escobar
978-1-9848-9263-8
$18.99 US
Hardcover
Sep 08, 2020
Random House Studio
Age 4-8 years
Pages & Co.: The Bookwanderers
Pages & Co.: The Bookwanderers
Anna James, Paola Escobar
978-1-9848-3714-1
$8.99 US
Paperback
Feb 25, 2020
Puffin Books
Age 8-12 years
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