Nomar Perez

Nomar Perez is a Puerto Rican–born illustrator who received Pura Belpré honors in both the illustrator and author categories for his debut book, De aquí como el coquí. He immigrated to the United States at age ten and studied painting and computer animation at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. He has since worked as an illustrator inspired by the amazing array of colors from his homeland as well as all types of media from his work as a designer for over eighteen years.