Eric A. Velásquez is an American author and illustrator of over 30 children's books.
[6] As of 2014, Velásquez lived in New York City and taught book illustration at the Fashion Institute of Technology.
[2] The Association for Library Service to Children has named five of the books Velásquez has published as Notable Children's Books: Grandma's Gift (2011),[7] Beautiful Moon (2015),[8] Schomburg (2018),[9] Ruth Objects (2021),[10] and ¡Mambo Mucho Mambo!
[13] Kirkus Reviews and Shelf Awareness included Schomburg on their list of the best picture books of 2017.
[18] The following year, they included Going Places on their "Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth" list.