Meet the author

LeUyen Pham.

Illustrator · United States · b. 1973

LeUyen Pham: Vietnamese-American illustrator behind Shannon Hale's Real Friends graphic novels and Princess in Black early readers, plus the Caldecott-Honor Bear Came Along — a core contemporary children's illustrator for ages 4–11.

LeUyen Pham is a Vietnamese-American illustrator and author best known to UK readers as the visual partner on Shannon Hale's Real Friends, Best Friends and Friends Forever graphic novels, and as the author-illustrator of Bear Came Along (Caldecott Honor), the Princess in Black early-reader series (with Shannon Hale) and a range of picture books. Pham's style is character-led, expressive and warmly accessible, with strong skill at depicting children in school and social settings. She has illustrated over 100 books and is a core contemporary picture-book and graphic-novel illustrator for ages 4–11. Strong middle-grade friendship and emotional-literacy shelves.