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About

Udayana Lugo

Udayana Lugo is a self-taught illustrator of mixed heritage. She is passionate about representation and tries to portray people of different backgrounds and abilities in her work. She works both traditionally and digitally, with a strong preference for watercolors and pencils. She has illustrated more than fifteen books, including the picture books When You Meet a Dragon and Jungle Cat, which was commended as a 2023 CCBC Best Books for Kids and Teens. Udayana lives and works on the traditional, ancestral and unceded land of the Musqueam and Squamish Nations, also called Richmond, BC.

Books by Udayana Lugo

Bella and Bean

by (author) Sandra Bradley
illustrated by Udayana Lugo

Ages
4 to 7
Grades
k to 2

Hugs Are (Not) for Everybody

by (author) Ella Russell
illustrated by Udayana Lugo

Ages
3 to 7
Grades
k to 2

No Huddles for Heloise

by (author) Deborah Kerbel
illustrated by Udayana Lugo

Ages
3 to 5
Grades
p to k

When You Meet a Dragon

by (author) Tanya Lloyd Kyi
illustrated by Udayana Lugo

Ages
3 to 5
Grades
p to k

Jungle Cat

by (author) Andrew Larsen
illustrated by Udayana Lugo

Ages
3 to 5
Grades
p to k

City Beet

by (author) Tziporah Cohen
illustrated by Udayana Lugo

Ages
5 to 8
Grades
k to 3

Where Did the Walruses Go?

Bilingual Inuktitut and French Edition

by (author) Tooma Laisa
illustrated by Udayana Lugo

Ages
3 to 5
Grades
p to k

Goodnight Basketball

by (author) Michael Dahl
illustrated by Udayana Lugo

Ages
4 to 7
Grades
p to 2

Where Did the Walruses Go?

Bilingual Inuktitut and English Edition

by (author) Tooma Laisa
illustrated by Udayana Lugo

Ages
3 to 5
Grades
p to k

The Great and the Terrible

The World's Most Glorious and Notorious Rulers and How They Got Their Names

by (author) Joanne O'Sullivan
illustrated by Udayana Lugo

Ages
8 to 12
Grades
3 to 7