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Tony Piedra

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Children's, Nonfiction, Science

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July 2018

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I live, work, and play in the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area, and I spent most of my childhood drawing monsters and looking for bugs in hot and humid Houston, Texas.

My latest book, One Tiny Treefrog, created with my creative partner and wife, Mackenzie Joy, is out now. This book is the first of three non-fiction, nature picture books being published by Candlewick Press. We hope these books will inspire children and their families to learn more about all the other life that calls Earth home.

In my spare time, I also help make animated movies, nurse native plant gardens, and cook frijoles negros con arroz y mucho mas.

My debut picture book, The Greatest Adventure, is published in English and Spanish by Scholastic.

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Tony Piedra The seed for my debut picture book, The Greatest Adventure, came from a meeting in New York I had with editor and publisher Arthur Levine of Arthur A.…moreThe seed for my debut picture book, The Greatest Adventure, came from a meeting in New York I had with editor and publisher Arthur Levine of Arthur A. Levine Books back in February 2015. On that cold, winter day I presented Arthur a "sneak peek" of a story I had been developing. And although he didn’t care for the project I shared with him, he ended up asking me a very poignant question, “Why did you choose to write that story?” And in response I told Arthur about my childhood in Houston. I told him how my notion of adventure was shaped by stories my father told me about his childhood in the Bahamas. Stories filled with gliding manta rays and schools of flashing, silver fish, stories which made me long, even at that early age, to have a great adventure of my own. And this childhood sentiment, drawn out from me by the probing of a thoughtful editor became the seed for The Greatest Adventure.
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Average rating: 4.1 · 202 ratings · 36 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Greatest Adventure 4.07 avg rating — 168 ratings — published 2018 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Tiny Treefrog: A Countdown to Survival by Tony Piedra (Goodreads Author), Mackenzie Joy (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 34 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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How I made the Art for The Greatest Adventure!

I'm often asked how I create my illustrations. In this post I will share with you my process for creating the artwork for my debut picture book, The Greatest Adventure. I won’t go in to great detail on each step in the process, instead, my goal is to impart on you a basic understanding of what it means to create a digital painting. And hopefully

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Tony Piedra made a comment on Barbara’s review of One Tiny Treefrog: A Countdown to Survival " Thank you, Barbara, for the very thoughtful review. I hope One Tiny Treefrog and our companion titles coming over the next few years will inspire kids ...more "
Feb 06, 2023 11:40AM · see review
Tony Piedra and 1 other person liked Barbara's review of One Tiny Treefrog: A Countdown to Survival: "Most anyone interested in the natural sciences has read a book about the uniquely compelling red-eyed tree frog. This diminutive creature with its distinct body color pattern and red eyes fascinates almost everyone who has seen one in real life or re" Read more of this review »
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