Juana Medina

Photograph (c) Juana Medina

About The Author

Juana Medina was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia, and came to the US to study at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). She now lives in Washington, DC, where she teaches at the Corcoran College of Art. Visit her at JuanaMedina.com.

Books by Juana Medina

Lena's Shoes Are Nervous

A First-Day-of-School Dilemma

By Keith Calabrese
Illustrated by Juana Medina
In the tradition of School’s First Day of School, debut author Keith Calabrese and Pura Belpré Award winner Juana Medina share a sweet, universal story about a clever little girl whose shoes are nervous about the first day of school.
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