I didn’t have to deal with any of the things Via had to deal with, in terms of growing up with a brother with special needs of any kind, but I remember what it was like to feel like an outsider, for reasons that were likely mostly in my head and not even real. It’s a latin way of mothering: lots of kissing and cuddling and a bit overprotective. My kids would probably say that she’s much more patient than I am, which is probably true, but our mothering styles are pretty similar. The character most like the person I am now is Isabel, the mom. I try to be more like her every day, though. I wish I could say I was most like Summer when I was young, but that wouldn’t be true. We're All Wonders comes out March, 2017.Ī movie based on Wonder, starring Jacob Tremblay as Auggie Pullman, Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson, comes out November 17th, 2017.

Palacio's newest work, a picture book called We're All Wonders, which she both wrote and illustrated, introduces Auggie-and the themes of kindness and empathy and tolerance-to younger children. Browne's Book of Precepts (August, 2014), and Auggie & Me, ( October 2015), which includes print editions of the original e-book novelas: The Julian Chapter, Pluto,and Shingaling. In addition to Wonder, Palacio has published 365 Days of Wonder: Mr. It has been published in 45 countries, and has sold over 5 million copies worldwide. Since its publication on February 14th, 2012, Wonder has become a favorite of teachers and educators all over the country. Palacio also invented a baby toy called The Bobo Glove, a portable, wearable, washable activity toy for infants. In addition to designing book covers, Palacio illustrated several of her own children’s books that were published under her birth name, including Peter Pan: The Original Tale of Neverland Ride Baby Ride Look Baby Look The Night Before Christmas The Handiest Things in the world and Last Summer. She designed thousands of book covers for countless writers in every genre of fiction and non-fiction, including Paul Auster, Thomas Pynchon, Salman Rushdie, Louise Ehrdrich, Sue Grafton, and John Fowles (among many others). Her early works appeared in The Village Voice and The New York Times Book Review, which eventually segued into her storied career as the art director of several major book publishing companies.

She spent her junior year at The American University in Paris, where she traveled extensively before returning to NYC with an eye toward making her career in illustration. Palacio attended The High School of Art & Design in Manhattan, and then majored in illustration at the Parsons School of Design. Her birth name is Raquel Jaramillo (Palacio was her mother's maiden name). A first generation American (her parents were Colombian immigrants), Palacio was born on Jin New York City.

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