Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Author and illustrator Juana Martinez-Neal recalls that it took her three tries to get into art school and how she worked to be accepted on her third try.

Juana Martinez-Neal is an award-winning children's author and illustrator. Her awards include the Pura Belpré Award for Illustration and a Caldecott Honor Award.

See the complete interview with Juana Martinez-Neal: colorincolorado.org/videos/meet-authors/juana-martinez-neal

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