Diana Castillo

Diana Castillo grew up in the colorful city of Havana and moved to Florida when she was very young. Having spent so much time surrounded by palm trees and beaches, Diana often jokes she’s a mermaid in disguise. She was artsy from a young age then grew into an avid reader, loving any stories featuring adventure, fantasy and female heroines.  

Diana earned her BFA in Illustration from Ringling College of Art and Design. Some of her prior clients include Disney, Universal Studios, Airbnb and Ravensburger. Her illustration experience varies from designing theme parks (Super Nintendo World-Japan and Orlando’s Volcano Bay) to toy design (Cocomelon) and tourism illustrations (Airbnb).

She most enjoys drawing cute kids from all sorts of backgrounds and designing the world they live in, whether it’s in a picture book or animated show. In her work she likes to focus on emotions, family dynamics and kids in motion.

Though she’s often lost in thought about new story and art ideas, Diana makes time to travel as much as possible. Seeing different cultures and cities is a huge inspiration for her work and character designs. Some of her favorite travel memories include seeing snow for the first time in Norway, cherry blossoms in Japan and the bright nightlife of South Korea.

Her free time is spent going on adventures with her service dog Guenevere, watching movies and trying to turn her legs into a tail, so she can finally return to her underwater palace.

Featured Titles

Blending easy reader and early graphic novel formats, this enjoyable story captures the fun of family meals and invites readers to chime in with a “Nom. Nom. Nommm.”
—School Library Journal

Imagination and love of food collide at the dinner table in this debut graphic novel for early readers.
—Booklist

SNAP! CRUNCH! MUNCH?
A little boy’s imagination runs wild during family dinner in this easy reader comic.

A little boy comes down for family dinner. There’s food for each member of his picky family: black beans, plantains, flan, and more. Soon his imagination is filled with lions, elephants, and flamingos slurping, crunching, and munching on a delicious dinner.

This early reader graphic novel is perfect for 1st and 2nd graders to read on their own. The simple text and story matches everyone's favorite foods with animals, featuring fun onomatopoeia that kids will want to shout outloud. 

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