Lynnor Bontigao is a Filipino-born author and illustrator of children's books.

Biography

Bontigao, 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

As illustrator

  • 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

  • Sari-Sari Summers. Candlewick Press, 2023. ISBN 9781536226140.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "SCBWI | SCBWI Success Story: Lynnor Bontigao". Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  2. ↑ Maughan, Shannon (September 17, 2020). "Remembering Tomie dePaola". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  3. 1 2 "You Are Revolutionary". Publishers Weekly. September 23, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  4. ↑ Brandt, Cindy Wang (2021). You are revolutionary. Illustrated by Lynnor Bontigao. Minneapolis, MN: Beaming Books. ISBN 978-1-5064-7830-2. OCLC 1236896032.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "The World's Best Class Plant". Kirkus Reviews. February 25, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Sari-Sari Summers". Kirkus Reviews. January 25, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  8. ↑ 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)
  9. ↑ Brandt, Cindy Wang (2021). You are revolutionary. Illustrated by Lynnor Bontigao. Minneapolis, MN: Beaming Books. ISBN 978-1-5064-7830-2. OCLC 1236896032.
  10. ↑ 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)
  11. ↑ Bontigao, Lynnor (2023). Sari-Sari summers (1st ed.). Somerville, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press. ISBN 978-1-5362-2614-0. OCLC 1374205091.
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