Dipacho
Picture books author and illustrator
Dipacho was born in Bogotá, Colombia, he works as an author and illustrator of children's books, his work has been published by publishers in the Hispanic world and in Brazil, France, Italy, Portugal, Basque Country, United States, China and Corea. He has obtained recognitions such as the nomination to the ALMA "Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award", IBBY honor list, Winner - selected for exhibition in Bologna fair, White Ravens from Germany, Award "A la orilla del viento" from the FCE, honorable mention at the Bratislava Illustration Biennale, CJ award from Korea, Honorable Mention from the Banco del libro, among others.
Awards and recognitions
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2026, ALMA, Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, Colombian illustrator Nominated, Sweden
2026, 100 Outstanding Picturebooks, (There Was One, Two, Three, Four Houses), Dpictus, England
2026, The Braw Amazing Bookshelf, (There Was One, Two, Three, Four Houses), Bologna Ragazzi Award, Italy
2026, Outstanding International Book List, (The Flight of the Humpbacks), USBBY, United States
2026, Finalist Illustrations, Bologna Children's Book Fair Exhibition (They Call Us Invaders)
2025, White Raves (Animal questions), Internationale Jugendbibliothek, Munich, Germany
2025, Highly recommended BOOK, (Some do, Some don't) FNLIJ - IBBY, Brazil.
2025, Illustration exhibition (When We will be Frogs and Some do, some don't) at the BIB Biennial in Bratislava, Slovenia
2025, Highly recommended book by Fundalectura, IBBY (Some do, some don't), Colombia
​2024, Caminhos de leitura Award, (Tortoise), Portugal.
2024, Selected Book in the Best Books - New York Public Library (When We will be Frogs), United States
2024, Highly recommended books by FNLIJ - IBBY , (Red Bull, Tortoise, Shorty Alberti), Brazil
2023, Exhibition of illustrations (Bocas and The silliest country) at the BIB biennial in Bratislava, Slovenia
2023, Winner Illustrator - exhibition at the Bologna Children's Book Fair (Illustrations from “Once Upon a Time There Was a Bird”), Italy
2023, Winning book on the Cuatro gatos Award list, (Turtle), Cuatro gatos Foundation, United States
2023, Kirkus starred review, (Some do, Some don't), Kirkus, United States
2022, Selected best book, Rueda que rueda, New York Public Library, USA
2022, Finalist illustrations, Illustrations of Some do some don’t, Bolonia children's book fair exhibition, Italy
2021, Highly recommended book by Fundalectura, El viaje de los elefantes, IBBY, Colombia
2021, Best informative book, El vuelo de las jorobadas, Banco del libro, Venezuela
2020, Highly recommended book by Fundalectura, Antonia va al río, IBBY, Colombia
2020, Highly recommended book by Fundalectura, El bajo Alberti, IBBY, Colombia
2019, Honorable mention, Apesar de tudo, Bratislava fair, Slovakia
2019, Magazine Crescer, Apesar de tudo, Top 30 best books, Brasil
2019, Highly recommended book by Fundalectura, Monstruo comepalmeras, IBBY, Colombia
2018, Finalist illustrations, Toro Rojo, Nami concours, Corea
2018, Postulated book, Toro Rojo, Banco del libro, Venezuela
2018, Selected illustrator, Alianza del pacífico catalogue, FILIJ, México
2017, Highly recommended book by Fundalectura, Toro Rojo, IBBY, Colombia
2017, Highly recommended book, Todos se burlan, FNLIJ, Brasil
2016, Magazine Crescer, Dos pajaritos, Top 30 best books, Brasil
2016, Recomended book, Viernes verdes, Fundación cuatro gatos, USA
2016, Highly recommended book, Dos pajaritos, FNLIJ, Brasil
2015, Selected Illustrator, Illustrations of Bisiestos, Iberoamerican catalogue exhibition, México
2015, Recommended silent book to Dos pajaritos, Dos pajaritos, IBBY Lampedusa, Italy
2015, Winner Illustrator, illustrations of El bajo Alberti, Bolonia children's book fair exhibition, Italy
2014, White Ravens to El niño gato, El niño gato, Internationale Jugendbibliothek Munich, Germany
2012, Highly recommended book by Fundalectura, El viaje de los elefantes, IBBY, Colombia
2012, White Ravens to El viaje de los elefantes, El viaje de los elefantes, Internationale Jugendbibliothek Munich, Germany
2012, International Honour list to Dos pajaritos, Dos pajaritos, IBBY
2011, Honorable mention for graphic narrative to Dos pajaritos, Dos Pajaritos, Banco del Libro, Venezuela
2011, White Ravens to Dos Pajaritos, Dos Pajaritos, Internationale Jugendbibliothek Munich, Germany
2011, Recommended book by A leer, Jacinto and Maria José, IBBY, Mexico
2011, Highly recommended book by Fundalectura,, IBBY, Colombia
2010, Winner of the CJ Korea prize to the book Dos pajaritos, Dos pajaritos, CJ Korea prize, Korea
2009, Honorable mention, El animal más feróz and todos se burlan, Bratislava fair, Slovakia
2008, Winner of the FCE picture book prize,, A la orilla del viento, Mexico
2007, Winner of the IBBY,, Fundalectura poster contest, Colombia
