David Díaz won the Caldecott Medal for his illustrations in Smoky Night by Eve Bunting and two Pura Belpré honor book awards for his illustrations in César: Sí, se puede! Yes, We Can! by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand and The Pot that Juan Built by Nancy Andrews-Goebel. His work has also been featured in national publications such as the Atlantic Monthly and the Washington Post. He grew up in southern Florida and now lives in Carlsbad, California.
