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Luisa Uribe

Luisa Uribe is an illustrator living in Bogotá, Colombia. She was the 2018 recipient of the Society of Illustrators Dilys Evans Founder’s Award for The Vast Wonder of the World (Millbrook Press, Lerner Publishing Group), and has illustrated titles with HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, Albert Whitman, and many others. Her art has been featured in Iberoamérica Ilustra, a catalog showcasing the best work by Spanish-speaking illustrators. Luisa’s primary passion is children’s books, although she is regularly inspired by the world around her and seeks ways to include these observations in her illustrations.
All I Want to Do Is Swim
Under Anna's Umbrella
When Beavers Flew
My Brother Is Away
Mi hermano está lejos (My Brother is Away Spanish Edition)
My Town/Mi Pueblo (Bilingual English-Spanish Edition)
Areli Es Una Dreamer (Areli Is a Dreamer Spanish Edition)
Areli Is a Dreamer

Books

All I Want to Do Is Swim
Under Anna's Umbrella
When Beavers Flew
My Brother Is Away
Mi hermano está lejos (My Brother is Away Spanish Edition)
My Town/Mi Pueblo (Bilingual English-Spanish Edition)
Areli Es Una Dreamer (Areli Is a Dreamer Spanish Edition)
Areli Is a Dreamer

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