Nomar Perez was born on the beautiful island of Puerto Rico, where he grew up in the city of Ponce, a unique city with new and Old Spanish colonial architecture and an amazing array of colors, sounds, and flavors. These aspects of his Puerto Rican culture have influenced Nomar throughout his artistic life. After leaving his homeland at the age of 10 for the U.S., Nomar found himself in touch with all types of media, including animation, puppetry, and computer art. He studied computer animation and painting at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, and since then has worked as an illustrator and designer on humor, kids, and young adult products for over 17 years in the social expressions market. Nomar has had the opportunity to work on a variety of children books including both educational and mainstream markets.
Awards / Honors
- 2023 Bank Street College’s Best Books of the Year- Our World is a Family
- 2023 Bank Street College’s Best Books of the Year- We Play Soccer
- 2022 Gold Medal, International Latino Book Awards – Let’s Be Friends/Seamos Amigos
- 2022 Pura Belpre Honor for Illustrator and Author – Coqui in the City
- 2022 Tejas Star Reading List- Let’s be Friends
- 2022 Bank Street Books List- Coqui in the City
- 2021 New York Public Library Best Children’s Books – De aqui como el coqui
- 2021 Chicago Public Library Best Picture Books – De aqui como el coqui
- 2021 Junior Library Guild Selection- De aqui como el coqui
- 2017 Amazon Best Sellers in Children’s Christian Learning Concepts Fiction – All Day Long, God Loves Me (#1) and Everywhere I Go, God Is With Me (#2)