Mirelle Ortega

Mirelle Ortega es una artista y escritora Mexicana, viviendo en Los Angeles, California. Recibió un Pura Belpré Honor por sus ilustraciones en su debut como autora/ilustradora Magic, Once Upon A Faraway Land. Ha creado portadas para aclamadas series de libros infantiles como From The Desk Of Zoe Washington, Cece Rios y Love Sugar Magic, ilustraciones interiores para series de libros como The Mythics y Vote For Effie, e ilustraciones para libros para niños como Pepe And The Parade y The Mermaid Princesses.

Mirelle Ortega is a Mexican artist and writer for kidlit and animation based in Los Angeles, California. She received the 2023 Pura Belpré Award Honor for illustration on her author debut picture book Magic, Once Upon a Faraway Land. She's created covers for acclaimed middle grade series such as From the Desk of Zoe Washington, Cece Rios and Love Sugar Magic, artwork for beloved chapter books series such as The Mythics and Vote For Effie, and vibrant illustrations for picture books like Pepe and the Parade and The Mermaid Princesses.

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Sep 30, 12:00pm

Draw-off With Illustrators Loris Lora, Mirelle Ortega, and Leo Espinosa

Magia: en una tierra muy lejana

Ortega, Mirelle

Libro de Honor de los Premios Purá Belpré en ilustración. Una niña que crece en una finca de piñas en México descubre el verdadero significado de la palabra magia en este libro ilustrado, un volumen verdaderamente mágico sobre el cambio y la transformación.

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Magic: Once Upon a Faraway Land

Mirelle Ortega

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River of mariposas

Ortega, Mirelle

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