Biography
Katya Arnold was born in Moscow and became an artist at age twelve. She has written and illustrated many books for children, including
Baba Yaga: A Russian Folktale and
Me Too!: Two Small Stories About Small Animals. She has also written two nonfiction books,
Let's Find It!: My First Nature Guide and
Katya's Book of Mushrooms, drawing on her passion for the natural world.
When she is not writing and illustrating, Ms. Arnold teaches art to children at Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn and to elephants in Thailand through the Asian Elephant Art and Conservation Project, an organization founded by her husband, the artist Alex Melamid. She lives in New York City with her family.