Marissa Valdez

About The Author

Marissa Valdez is a #1 New York Times bestselling children’s book illustrator and author. She graduated from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 2016 with a BFA in animation. She loves to illustrate stories that are overflowing with humor, wit, and totally out-there situations. In her spare time, Marissa gets her illustration inspiration by wandering around natural science museums, watching super-cool dinosaur documentaries, and playing with her two fat cats in Birmingham, UK.

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Books by Marissa Valdez

Figdor Makes a Friend

By Julie Falatko

Illustrated by Marissa Valdez

A precocious student misunderstands his teacher’s advice to “make” a friend on the first day of school in this charmingly silly picture book about a very ambitious arts and crafts project.

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