Lynnor Bontigao is a Filipino-born author and illustrator of children's books.
Biography
editBontigao, born in the Philippines, moved to the United States and, when she could not find an art-related job, worked in finance in New York City.[1]
In 2020, Bontigao won the inaugural Tomie dePaola Professional Development Award from the Society of Children’s Book Writers.[2]
She is known for featuring diversity in the characters of her books.[1][3]
Bontiago illustrated Cindy Wang Brandt's You Are Revolutionary (2021).[4] The International Examiner wrote positively of Bontigao's illustrations.[5] A Publishers Weekly review said, "Bontigao’s bright, approachable illustrations trace a parallel narrative of children of varying abilities, ages, religions, and skin tones".[3]
Kirkus Reviews wrote positively of Bontigao's illustrations in The World's Best Class Plant (2023).[6]
Her first book as both author and illustrator, Sari-Sari Summers (2023), was described as a "gentle, spare narrative" with "softly textured illustrations" by Kirkus Reviews.[7]
She lives in New Jersey.[1]
Selected works
editAs illustrator
edit- Villanueva, Justine. Jack & Agyu. Sawaga River Press, 2019. ISBN 9780996829717.[8]
- Brandt, Cindy Wang. You Are Revolutionary. Beaming Books, 2021. ISBN 978-1-5064-7830-2.[9]
- Scanlon, Liz Garton & Audrey Vernick. The World's Best Class Plant. Putnam, 2023. ISBN 9780525516354.[10]
As author and illustrator
edit- Sari-Sari Summers. Candlewick Press, 2023. ISBN 9781536226140.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c "SCBWI | SCBWI Success Story: Lynnor Bontigao". Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- ^ Maughan, Shannon (September 17, 2020). "Remembering Tomie dePaola". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- ^ a b "You Are Revolutionary". Publishers Weekly. September 23, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ Brandt, Cindy Wang (2021). You are revolutionary. Illustrated by Lynnor Bontigao. Minneapolis, MN: Beaming Books. ISBN 978-1-5064-7830-2. OCLC 1236896032.
- ^ Dinh, Thaomi Michelle (2022-12-12). "Cindy Wang Brandt's 'You Are Revolutionary' urges all generations to fight for their rights and care for their communities". International Examiner. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- ^ "The World's Best Class Plant". Kirkus Reviews. February 25, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "Sari-Sari Summers". Kirkus Reviews. January 25, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ Villanueva, Justine (2019). Jack & Agyu = Si Diyak daw Si Agyu. Illustrated by Lynnor Bontigao (1st hardcover ed.). Davis, California. ISBN 978-0-9968297-1-7. OCLC 1104955039.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Brandt, Cindy Wang (2021). You are revolutionary. Illustrated by Lynnor Bontigao. Minneapolis, MN: Beaming Books. ISBN 978-1-5064-7830-2. OCLC 1236896032.
- ^ Scanlon, Liz Garton; Vernick, Audrey (2023). The world's best class plant. Illustrated by Lynnor Bontigao. New York. ISBN 978-0-525-51635-4. OCLC 1298713382.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Bontigao, Lynnor (2023). Sari-Sari summers (1st ed.). Somerville, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press. ISBN 978-1-5362-2614-0. OCLC 1374205091.