Watari, Korey: - Husband-and-wife team Korey Watari and Mike Wu live in the San Francisco Bay area in California with their two lively daughters.
Visit him at www.theartofmikewu.com or on Instagram at @wudog23..
His illustrations have been hailed as reminiscent of classics like Harry the Dirty Dog and Curious George .
He is also a Pixar artist and has worked on films including The Incredibles , Ratatouille , Up , Toy Story 3 , Coco , and Soul .
Mike is the author and illustrator of the acclaimed, bestselling Ellie series, the first picture book of which was named one of NPR\'s best books of the year.
Learn more at www.koreywatari.com or on Twitter at @tinyteru.
This is her first picture book.
Korey has worked in the animation and fashion industries for companies such as Disney and the Gap.
She played basketball for a Japanese American league, graduated from the University of California, Riverside, and studied at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising.
Korey is a sansei, or third-generation Japanese American, born and raised in Los Angeles.
This is their first picture book together.
Watari, Korey: - Husband-and-wife team Korey Watari and Mike Wu live in the San Francisco Bay area in California with their two lively daughters
