LeUyen Pham

LeUyen Pham (born September 6, 1973) is a children's book illustrator and author. She has illustrated and written more than 120 books. In 2020, she won a Caldecott Honor for her illustrations in the book Bear Came Along.

Biography Pham was born in Saigon, South Vietnam on September 7, 1973. She attended the University of California, Los Angeles from 1991 to 1993, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1996 from the Art Center College of Design. After graduation, she worked as a layout artist at DreamWorks Animation from 1996 to 1999. Piggies in a Polka (2003) – illustrator; written by Kathi Appelt Twenty-One Elephants (2004) – illustrator; written by Phil Bildner Sing-Along Song (2004) – illustrator; written by JoAnn Early Macken Big Sister, Little Sister (2005) – author & illustrator Grace for President (2008) – illustrator; Written by Kelly DiPucchio God's Dream (2008) – illustrator; Written by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Douglas Carlton Abrams Templar (2013) – co-illustrator; Written by Jordan Mechner The Boy Who Loved Math (2013) – illustrator; Written by Deborah Heiligman Bo at Ballard Creek (2013) – illustrator; Written by Kirkpatrick Hill The Bear Who Wasn't There (2016) – author & illustrator Isabella For Real (2016) – author; Written by Margie Palatini Bear Came Along (2019) – illustrator; written by Richard T. Morris, winner of the Caldecott Honor Award Grace Goes to Washington (2019) – illustrator; Written by Kelly DePucchio Love is Powerful (2020) – illustrator; written by Heather Dean Brewer Outside Inside (2021) – Author & Illustrator Lunar New Year Love Story (2024) - illustrator; written by Gene Luen Yang

Freckleface Strawberry Series Illustrated by Pham and written by Julianne Moore Freckleface Strawberry (2007) Freckleface Strawberry and the Dodgeball Bully (2009) Freckleface Strawberry: Best Friends Forever (2011) Freckleface Strawberry: Loose Tooth! (2016)

Princess in Black series Illustrated by Pham and written by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale The Princess in Black (2014) The Princess in Black and the Perfect Princess Party (2015) The Princess in Black and the Hungry Bunny Horde (2016) The Princess in Black Takes a Vacation (2016) The Princess in Black and the Mysterious Playdate (2016) The Princess in Black and the Science Fair Scare (2018) The Princess in Black and the Bathtime Battle (2019) The Princess in Black and the Giant Problem (2020) The Princess in Black and the Mermaid Princess (2022) The Princess in Black and the Prince in Pink (2023)

Real Friends series Co-created by Pham and Shannon Hale Real Friends (2017) Best Friends (2019) Friends Forever (2021)

Vampirina Ballerina series Illustrated by Pham and written by Anne Marie Pace Vampirina Ballerina (2012) Vampirina Ballerina Hosts a Sleepover (2013) Vampirina at the Beach (2017) Vampirina in the Snow (2018)

Alvin Ho series

Illustrated by Pham and written by Lenore Look

Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things (2009) Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disasters (2010) Alvin Ho: Allergic to Birthday Parties, Science Projects, and Other Man-made Catastrophes (2011) Alvin Ho: Allergic to Dead Bodies, Funerals, and Other Fatal Circumstances (2012) Alvin Ho: Allergic to Babies, Burglars, and Other Bumps in the Night (2014) Alvin Ho: Allergic to the Great Wall, the Forbidden Palace, and Other Tourist Attractions (2015)

Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn series Illustrated by Pham and written by Shannon Hale

Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn (2021), Pretty Perfect Kitty-Corn (2022), Party Hearty Kitty-Corn (2023),