Elisa Chavarri

Elisa Chavarri is an award-winning and New York Times-bestselling illustrator originally from Lima, Peru. She did much of her growing up in Northern Michigan, where her family kept their Peruvian culture and Latin roots alive. After tudying Classical Animation and Comics at the Savannah College of Art and Design, Elisa made her way back to Alpena, Michigan, where she now resides with her husband and two kids. With her work she hopes to inspire a sense of magic, happiness, & wonder in children, while helping more kids feel represented as the protagonists of these stories. She is the illustrator of the New York Times bestseller Taylor Swift (A Little Golden Book Biography), and the Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Book, Sharuko. Read More Read Less