Kaylani Juanita is an award-winning freelance picture book illustrator. She's received a Coretta Scott King Honor for her illustrations in Magnificent Homespun Brown, a Stonewall Book Award for When Aidan Became a Brother, and a spot on The Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Books for Together We Swim. Her clients include Chronicle Books, Simon & Schuster, Scholastic, and many more. With a passion for counter-storytelling through her perspective as a bisexual Black Filam raised in California, Kaylani strives to explore different ways for people to imagine themselves using pictures and words.

Represented by Charlotte Sheedy of Sheedy Literary Agency. For all illustration inquiries, please get in touch with Charlotte at charlotte@sheedylit.com

For general questions, don't hesitate to e-mail Kaylani at kaylanijuanita@gmail.com