Pedro Martín (author)
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Pedro "Peter" Martín is a Mexican-American graphic artist, children's book author, and former-Hallmark artist.[1][2] He was raised in the Monterey Bay-area and graduated from San Jose State University, studying graphic design.[3] After college, he worked as an illustrator at Hallmark, where he designed holiday cards; it was here that he later created the character Asteroid Andy, a young boy who meets various aliens after an alien elementary school lands near his house.[2]
He is most well known for his graphic novel Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir, inspired by a childhood journey to Jalisco, Mexico in an RV with his parents and 8 siblings when he was 13. He developed the story into a webcomic first and then a graphic novel.[4] The novel won the Pura Belpré Author Award,[5] Pura Belpré Youth Illustrator Award,[6] and earned a Newbery Honor in 2024.[7]
References
- ^ "Pedro Martín". pedromartinbooks.com.
- ^ a b Schwartz, William (September 16, 2024). "An interview with Mexikid author Pedro Martin: "The best stories rely heavily on abandoning your ego"". The Comics Journal.
- ^ "Pedro Martín". The Author Village.
- ^ Kniggendorf, Anne (October 4, 2024). "Former Hallmark artist Pedro Martín shows being a 'Mexikid' can be universal in new graphic novel". KCUR.
- ^ "Reviews of the 2024 Pura Belpré Author Award Winners". The Horn Book. 2024.
- ^ "Reviews of the 2024 Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Winners". The Horn Book. 2024.
- ^ "Association for Library Service to Children - Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books, 1922 – Present" (PDF). ALA.org. Retrieved December 14, 2025.