LeUyen Pham

Bestselling author-illustrator LeUyen Pham is the creator of over 140 books for children. She is the recipient of the Caldecott Honor, multiple New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books selections, the Fay. B. Kaigler Southern Medallion Medal, and multiple Eisner awards, among others. She is the illustrator of the Princess in Black series and is the co-creator along with Shannon Hale of the Friends graphic novel series and the Itty Bitty Kittycorn books. She is the creator of the Vampirina books, which have been adapted into an animated Disney TV series. Uyen lives in Los Angeles with her family and her cat Sardine. Follow her on Instagram @uyenloseordraw.