Paola Escobar

Paola Escobar

Paola Escobar is a a graphic designer and illustrator from Colombia.
 
As a child she loved drawing the stories told by her grandmother about their family and culture and it was her dream to become an illustrator for children’s books.
 
She is the illustrator of the award-winning picture book Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré as well as many other critically-acclaimed picture books. She has worked with publishers across the world and is proud to have illustrated stories that celebrate cultural diversity and champion unsung heroes.
 
Paola lives very happily in Bogotá, Colombia, with her husband and their dog, Flora.

The Perfect Place

The Perfect Place

Matt de la Peña; illustrated by Paola Escobar
El lugar perfecto (The Perfect Place Spanish Edition)

El lugar perfecto (The Perfect Place Spanish Edition)

Matt de la Peña; illustrated by Paola Escobar
A Plate of Hope

A Plate of Hope

Erin Frankel; illustrated by Paola Escobar
Un plato de esperanza (A Plate of Hope Spanish Edition)

Un plato de esperanza (A Plate of Hope Spanish Edition)

Erin Frankel; illustrated by Paola Escobar
Giant-Sized Butterflies On My First Day of School

Giant-Sized Butterflies On My First Day of School

Justin Roberts; illustrated by Paola Escobar
The Mapmakers

The Mapmakers

Tamzin Merchant
Tell the Truth, Pangolin

Tell the Truth, Pangolin

Melinda Beatty; illustrated by Paola Escobar
How to Build Stonehenge The Hatmakers

The Hatmakers

Tamzin Merchant and Paola Escobar
Digging for Words

Digging for Words

Angela Burke Kunkel; illustrated by Paola Escobar
Rescatando palabras (Digging for Words Spanish Edition)

Rescatando palabras (Digging for Words Spanish Edition)

Angela Burke Kunkel; illustrated by Paola Escobar; translated by Teresa Mlawer