Tucson Festival of Books

Illustrator Studio: Exploring Shape & Color


In this illustrator studio, Zeke Peña demonstrates his use of shape in color in creating the vibrant illustrations in his Caldecott Honor book, "Sundust," a love poem to desert culture. Zeke is also the illustrator of "My Papi Has a Motorcycle" and "Miles Morales Suspended: A Spider-Man Novel."


Panelist
Zeke Peña

Zeke Peña is a Xicano storyteller and professional doodler from El Paso, TX, the Sun City. His author-illustrator debut, "Sundust" is a love poem to desert culture and won a Caldecott Honor Award....

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Book:
Sundust
Zeke Peña
Children
Penguin Group
August 2025
ISBN 9780593700112
48 pages
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