Chris Sasaki

Chris Sasaki is the 2021 American Library Association Asian/Pacific American Award winning illustrator of PAPER SON: THE INSPIRING STORY OF TYRUS WONG, IMMIGRANT AND ARTIST. Chris was also awarded the 2019 Society of Illustrator's Dilys Evans Founder's Award for his art in PAPER SON, decided by a jury of esteemed children's book makers, recognizing him as the year's most promising new talent in the industry. When Chris isn't making children's books, he works as an animation art director living in Oakland, CA. His past clients include Pixar Animation Studios, LAIKA Entertainment, Blue Sky Studios, Disney Television Animation, DreamWorks, Red Cap Greeting Cards, and Jim Henson Studios. Chris's work has been featured at Gallery Nucleus, on Cartoon Brew, and in the New York Times and Society of Illustrators yearly annual.

PUBLISHED  TITLES:
Home is a Window
Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist
Sakamoto’s Swim Club: How a Teacher Led an Unlikely Team to Victory (Kids Can Press, Spring 2021)

FUTURE TITLES:
Animal Architects (Simon & Schuster, Fall 2021)

VISIT CHRIS AT:
www.csasaki.com

 

AWARDS/HONORS:
2022 Notable Book for a Global Society Notable (Sakamoto’s Swim Club)
2021 American Library Association Asian/Pacific American Award for Best Picture Book (Paper Son)
2019 Northern Lights Book Award Winner in the Arts Category (Paper Son)
2019 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (Home is a Window)
2019 BookPage Best Book of the Year (Home is a Window)
2019 Bank Street Best Book of the Year (Home is a Window)
2019 Society of Illustration Dilys Evans Founder’s Award (Paper Son)