Catia Chien is an award-winning children's book illustrator from Sao Paulo, Brazil. She is currently working in New York City. She graduated from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California in 2004.She has produced work for several publishing companies, including Random House, Penguin Books, and Candlewick Press. She has won a gold medal from the Society of Illustrators in Los Angeles for her work in Sea Serpent and Me, written by Dashka Slater. Chien has also received a Schneider Family Book Award for her ALA notable book, A Boy and a Jaguar, written by Alan Rabinowitz.Chien also works in visual development for animation. She has worked on films such as The Little Prince and Wish Dragon.