Kaylani Juanita is a freelance picture book illustrator and writer. She’s known for winning a Coretta Scott King Honors for her Illustrations in Magnificent Homespun Brown, as well as a Stonewall book award for When Aidan Became a Brother, and a spot on The Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Books of 2023 for Together We Swim. Some of her clients include Chronicle Books, Simon & Schuster, Scholastic, and many more. Kaylani's focus is counter-storytelling through her perspective as a bisexual Black Filam Californian. She strives to create 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 kaylani@kaylanijuanita.com