Soto, G. Neighborhood odes, c1992: CIP t.p. (David Diaz)

Wikipedia, via WWW, Aug. 30, 2012 (born in 1960 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; lives in Carlsbad, California; American illustrator of children's books; awarded Caldecott Medal in 1995 for Smoky night)

Scholastic, via WWW, Aug. 30, 2012 (attended Fort Lauderdale Art Institute until 1979; illustrator and graphic designer)