Kaylani Juanita is an award-winning 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, Abrams Books, and many more. Born, raised, and educated in California, she has a BFA from CCA and an MFA from UC Davis. With a passion for counter-storytelling from her perspective as a Black Filipino American, she’s devoted to the ongoing journey of learning and practicing anti-imperialist, decolonialist, and anti-racist theory. Kaylani strives to explore different ways for people to imagine themselves through 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