Martin de Porres: The Rose in the Desert (Pura Belpre Award Winner - Illustration)
"With images of surpassing beauty and power and a text both simple and lyrical, Diaz and Schmidt tell the life of the first black saint of the Americas . . . A visual--and, it must be said, spiritual--delight."--Kirkus "Schmidt's telling, touching in its simplicity, is well matched with Diaz's exceptional artwork, which is bold and referential in equal parts."--Booklist,starred review "An artful and reverent portrait of a lesser-known figure."--School Library Journal "Diaz's visualization of this story is magnificent."--Horn Book