Adriana M. Garcia
Adriana M. Garcia creates visual art, paints murals, and illustrates books. She is the recipient of a Pura Belpré Illustrator Award for Where Wonder Grows and a Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor for All Around Us and Remembering--all picture books by Xelena González. She most recently illustrated For a Girl Becoming by Joy Harjo. Adriana uses color medicine to uplift, celebrate, and remember impactful events, ideas, and people. She aims to reflect the strength, dignity, and vibrancy of her Chicana/ Mestiza community. Garcia lives in San Antonio, Texas, with her partner and two dogs, and you can find her online at adrianamjgarcia.com.
Books
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The Turquoise Room / El cuarto turquesa
By Monica Brown, Adriana M. GarciaView DetailsMonica Brown, exitosa autora, nos lleva a un viaje mágico en la vida de generaciones de mujeres creativas en su familia en este libro bilingüe bellamente ilustrado.
Where Wonder Grows
By Xelena González, Adriana M. GarciaView DetailsA 2023 Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Winner
From the creators of the award-winning picture book All Around Us comes another lyrical intergenerational story exploring our connections to nature, family, and traditions.
Donde las maravillas crecen (Where Wonder Grows)
By Xelena González, Adriana M. Garcia, Rita E. Urquijo-Ruiz
Donde las maravillas crecen (Where Wonder Grows)
By Xelena González, Adriana M. Garcia, Rita E. Urquijo-RuizView DetailsA 2023 Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Winner
De las creadoras del galardonado libro ilustrado All Around Us llega otra historia lírica intergeneracional que explora nuestra conexión con la naturaleza, la familia y las tradiciones.
From the creators of the award-winning picture book All Around Us comes another lyrical intergenerational story exploring our connection to nature, family, and traditions.
Por todo nuestro alrededor
By Xelena González, Adriana M. Garcia
Por todo nuestro alrededor
By Xelena González, Adriana M. GarciaView Details
All Around Us
By Xelena González, Adriana M. GarciaView DetailsPaperback available January 27, 2026
This gorgeous picture book--winner of the Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor and American Indian Youth Literature Award Picture Book Honor--celebrates the circles that surround us, in the sky, the earth, our neighborhoods, ourselves ... if we just dare to look for them.
