Ya-Ling Huang

Ya-Ling Huang was born in Taiwan and received her master’s degree in Children’s Book

Illustration in the UK. She is represented by Pickled Ink Illustration Agency. Ya-Ling writes

and illustrates her own stories, as well as illustrating other picture books, young adult novels

and magazines. When she was seven, Ya-Ling decided she wanted to be a storyteller, and

she has been creating stories and comics ever since.

Ya-Ling creates her hand-drawn illustrations in watercolor and colored pencil, to achieve a

transparent look with layers of color. She smiles when she draws a smiling face, and frowns

when she’s working on a negative facial expression. And she adds spark and sparkle with a

generous application of humor.