Nydia Armendia-Sánchez

Nydia Armendia-Sánchez is a children’s book author based in California. Her debut picture book NOT FAR FROM HERE, Candlewick Press, releases this fall 2024. Her sophomore picture book, FRIDA KAHLO’S CROWN, will be published in 2025 with Cameron Kids, and her third book, MY HUIPIL, also with Candlewick Press, releases in 2026. In 2020, Nydia was a We Need Diverse Books ~ Walter Grant Finalist, and in 2021, she was Sustainable Arts Foundation awardee in the “Illustrated Children’s Book” category. Her storytelling is inspired by her children as well as her Guatemalan and Basque roots. Nydia strives for inclusivity and diversity in all her creative endeavors.