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Katie Yamasaki

Katie Yamasaki works primarily as a muralist and picture book creator. She has painted more than eighty murals around the world, and her most recent book is Place Hand Here. She lives in Brooklyn with her family.

Katie Yamasaki

Katie Yamasaki works primarily as a muralist and picture book creator. She has painted more than eighty murals around the world, and her most recent book is Place Hand Here. She lives in Brooklyn with her family.

Books by Katie Yamasaki

  • Everything Naomi Loved

    Katie Yamasaki, Ian Lendler, Katie Yamasaki

    Hardback, 2020

    This richly crafted portrayal of community and friendship is an ode to those most affected by changing cities.
  • Dad Bakes

    Katie Yamasaki

    Hardback, 2021

    Katie Yamasaki’s newest picture book is an intimate and tender story of the love between a father and a daughter.
  • Dad Bakes

    Katie Yamasaki

    E Book, 2021

    Katie Yamasaki’s newest picture book is an intimate and tender story of the love between a father and a daughter.
  • Shapes, Lines, and Light: My Grandfather's American Journey

    Katie Yamasaki

    Hardback, 2022

    Katie Yamasaki’s newest picture book celebrates the life of her grandfather, the acclaimed Japanese American architect Minoru Yamasaki.
  • Shapes, Lines, and Light: My Grandfather's American Journey

    Katie Yamasaki

    E Book

    Katie Yamasaki’s newest picture book celebrates the life of her grandfather, the acclaimed Japanese American architect Minoru Yamasaki.
  • Place Hand Here

    Katie Yamasaki

    Hardback, 2023

    A magnificent story of community, family and love from internationally renowned muralist and picture book creator Katie Yamasaki
  • Place Hand Here

    Katie Yamasaki

    E Book

    A magnificent story of community, family and love from internationally renowned muralist and picture book creator Katie Yamasaki
  • Mural Island

    Katie Yamasaki

    Hardback, 2025

    A young artist discovers a place to express themselves and the joy of an art community in this evanescent picture book
  • Mural Island

    Katie Yamasaki

    E Book

    A young artist discovers a place to express themselves and the joy of an art community in this evanescent picture book
  • Dad Bakes

    Katie Yamasaki

    Paperback, 2025

    A New York Public Library Best Book of 2021