David Diaz is the illustrator of many children's books, including Smoky Night(Harcourt), for which he won the Caldecott Medal, Yes! We Are Latinos, and Martín de Porres: The Rose in the Desert (Clarion), for which he received the Pura Belpré Illustrator Award. His expressive art has also earned him four Pura Belpré honors and graces the Newbery Honor book The Wanderer by Sharon Creech (HarperCollins).
