Catia Chien
Catia Chien is a children's book illustrator from Sao Paulo, Brazil. She is currently working in New York City. She graduated from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California in 2004.
She has produced work for several publishing companies, including Random House, Penguin Books and Candlewick Press. She has won a gold medal from the Society of Illustrators in New York for her work in The Bear and The Moon and she has also won a gold medal from the Society of Illustrators in Los Angeles for her work in Sea Serpent and Me, written by Dashka Slater. Chien has also received a Schneider [Family Book Award] for her ALA notable book, A Boy and a Jaguar, written by Alan Rabinowitz.
Chien also works in visual development for animation. She has worked on films such as The [Little Prince (2015 film)|The Little Prince] and .
Books
- A Lotus for You, written by Minh Le, Parallax, 2025
- Fireworks, written by Matthew Burgess, Harper Collins/Katherine Tegen Books, 2025
- All The Beating Hearts, written by Julie Fogliano, Neal Porter Books, 2023
- On the Tip of a Wave: How Ai Weiwei's Art Is Changing the Tide, written by Joanna Ho, Scholastic, 2023
- The Longest Letsgoboy, written by Derek Wilder, Chronicle Books, 2021
- The Bear and the Moon, written by Matthew Burgess, Chronicle Books, 2020
- The Town of Turtle, written by Michelle Cuevas, HMH Books for Young Readers, 2018
- Things to Do, written by Elaine Magliaro, Chronicle Books, 2017
- A Boy and a Jaguar, written by Alan Rabinowitz, HMH Books for Young Readers, 2014
- My Blue is Happy, written by Jessica Young, Candlewick, 2013
- The Sea Serpent and Me, written by Dashka Slater, HMH Books for Young Readers, 2008
- Princess Alyss of Wonderland, written by Frank Beddor, Dial, 2007
- Flight, Volume One, edited by Kazu Kibuishi and Catia Chien, Image Comics and Ballantine Books, 2007