Fran Alvarez is an award-winning illustrator from the Philippines.

Her recognitions include the Ezra Jack Keats Award Illustrator Honor and the ALA Schneider Family Book Award Honor for “Dancing Hands: A Story of Friendship in Filipino Sign Language”, the Green Island Award at the Nami Concours for “Fishing with Jin”, and the Philippine National Children’s Book Award-Best Reads for “Hating Kapatid”. 

She is a part of Ang Ilustrador ng Kabataan (Ang INK), the Philippines’ first and only organization for children’s illustrators, and the boutique design studio Studio Dialogo.

Fran’s illustrations are defined by her use of texture, space, and expressive line work to tell stories. She is especially interested in themes about nature, childhood and play, food, pop culture, and daily life. When she is not at her desk, her cat Chimken is.