From his website:  “Rafael López is an internationally recognized illustrator and artist. His illustrations bring diverse characters to children’s books and he is driven to produce and promote books that reflect and honor the lives of all young people.”

Born in Mexico City, López has been recognized multiple times by the Américas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature, the Pura Belpré Award, the Tomás Rivera Book Award and many more.

Several of the coloring pages on his blog draw from Mexican visual culture.

Explore his website.  Seek out his books.  And have fun coloring!