Duncan Tonatiuh is an award-winning author-illustrator. He is both Mexican and American. His artwork is inspired by Mesoamerican art. His aim is to create images and stories that honor the past but that are relevant to children nowadays.
In 2020, amid the global pandemic, the International Literacy Association (ILA) suspended production of the popular reader-selected Choices book lists. Three years later, the Children’s Book Council (CBC), our longtime Choices cosponsor, gave the project new life—and a new name…