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.
In 2020, Bontigao won the inaugural Tomie dePaola Professional Development Award from the Society of Children’s Book Writers.
She is known for featuring diversity in the characters of her books.
Bontiago illustrated Cindy Wang Brandt's You Are Revolutionary (2021). The International Examiner wrote positively of Bontigao's illustrations. A Publishers Weekly review said, "Bontigao’s bright, approachable illustrations trace a parallel narrative of children of varying abilities, ages, religions, and skin tones".
Kirkus Reviews wrote positively of Bontigao's illustrations in The World's Best Class Plant (2023).
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.
She lives in New Jersey.
Selected works
As illustrator
- Villanueva, Justine. Jack & Agyu. Sawaga River Press, 2019. ISBN 9780996829717.
- Brandt, Cindy Wang. You Are Revolutionary. Beaming Books, 2021. ISBN 978-1-5064-7830-2.
- Scanlon, Liz Garton & Audrey Vernick. The World's Best Class Plant. Putnam, 2023. ISBN 9780525516354.
As author and illustrator
- Sari-Sari Summers. Candlewick Press, 2023. ISBN 9781536226140.
References
- ^ "SCBWI | SCBWI Success Story: Lynnor Bontigao". Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- Maughan, Shannon (September 17, 2020). "Remembering Tomie dePaola". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- ^ "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.