About Me

Katie Dwyer is a Japanese American children’s book author-illustrator, born and raised in sunny California and transplanted to the beautiful Asheville, North Carolina. Born with a love for creating, Katie would spend her childhood drawing and cutting paper dolls, painting pictures, and making dolls out of yarn. She would even host gallery openings in her room, complete with ribbon cutting ceremony, where she would sell her drawings for 25 cents to her family.

Katie combines traditional and digital elements in her illustrations. She is drawn to limited color palettes and using color to evoke emotion and build beautiful worlds for her characters. She has illustrated multiple picture books, and her first author-illustrated books “Pay Attention, Oliver” and “Bear’s Friend” are coming in 2027.

When she isn’t at her desk surrounded by her many house plants, Katie can be found running around with her three boys, drinking a lot of iced matcha lattes, and reading.. She has a passion for encouraging imagination in kids, spreading kindness, and inspiring a love for reading and art with her whimsical illustrations.