Claudia Rueda

Claudia Rueda is a Colombian picture book author, New York Times Best Seller illustrator and a 2016 Hans Christian Andersen award nominee.[1]

She studied Law and Art and completed an MFA in Creative Writing from Lesley University at Cambridge, MA.[2][3]

Her books have been published throughout North America, Europe and Asia and have been translated into thirteen different languages. She's the author of Bunny Slopes (Chronicle), a New York Public Library and Junior Library Guild Selection and the illustrator of Here Comes the Easter Bunny (Dial), a Kirkus Best Book of the year and a Goodreads Choice Award.

Published books

As writer and illustrator, Rueda's books include:

  • I know an old lady who swallowed a fly (2004). [4]
  • Let's Play in the Forest (Scholastic, 2006).
  • My Little Polar Bear (Scholastic, 2009).
  • No (Groundwood, 2010).
  • Huff & Puff (Abrams, 2012).
  • Is it Big or is it Little? (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2013).
  • Bunny Slopes (Chronicle Books, 2016). [5]
  • Hungry Bunny (Chronicle Books, 2018). [6]
  • Bunny Overboard (Chronicle Books, 2020). [7]

As Illustrator:

  • Here Comes Teacher Cat (Dial Penguin, 2017).
  • Here Comes Valentine Cat (Dial Penguin, 2015).
  • Here Comes the Tooth Fairy Cat (Dial Penguin, 2015).
  • Here Comes The Easter Cat (Dial Penguin, 2014).
  • Here Comes Santa Cat (Dial Penguin, 2014).
  • Nacho and Lolita (Scholastic, 2005). [8]
  • The Painting (2019)[9]

Awards

  • 2011 CCBC choice (Univ. Wisconsin),
  • 2009 Oppenheim Platinum Award,
  • 2007 National Parenting Publications Gold Award,
  • 2006 CHILD Magazine Best Children's Books,
  • Colombian IBBY Honor List
  • Nati per Leggere Prize [10]

Biographical and critical sources

Periodicals

  • Booklist, October 1, 2005, Jennifer Mattson
  • Review of Nacho and Lolita, p. 66; November 15, 2006, Hazel Rochman
  • Review of Let’s Play in the Forest While the Wolf Is Not Around, p. 51.
  • Críticas, November 1, 2003, Ann Welton
  • Review of Mientras se enfría el pastel; October 1, 2006, Veronica Covington,
  • Kirkus Reviews, October 1, 2005, review of Nacho and Lolita, p. 1088; October 1, 2006
  • Review of Let’s Play in the Forest While the Wolf Is Not Around, p. 1023.
  • Publishers Weekly, August 22, 2005, review of Nacho and Lolita, p. 63.
  • School Library Journal, October 2005, Rosalyn Pierini, review of Nacho and Lolita, p. 144; October 2006, Linda *Zeilstra Sawyer, review of Let’s Play in the Forest While the Wolf Is Not Around, p. 1125.

Interviews

Taller Espantapajaros. [1]

Online

  • Claudia Rueda Home Page, [2] (October 17, 2007).
  • Open Library. [3]
  • Biblioteca Luis Angel Arango [4]

References

  1. ^ "Life as a Picture Book Author - Using the languages of text and image to tell stories with Claudia Rueda". Cambridge Common Writers. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  2. ^ "Claudia Rueda". PEN America. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  3. ^ "2009 Community of Scholars Day Program". Lesley University. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  4. ^ "I know an old lady who swallowed a fly". Blackwells. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  5. ^ "Bunny Slopes". Goodreads. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  6. ^ "Hungry Bunny". Goodreads. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  7. ^ "Bunny Overboard". Amazon. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  8. ^ "Claudia Rueda | Penguin Random House". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  9. ^ "claudia rueda". claudia rueda. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  10. ^ "Claudia Rueda: Illustrator - Colombia". Project Muse. Bookbird, A Journal of International Children's Literature, Johns Hopkins University Press. 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2025.


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