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Melissa Iwai

Melissa Iwai is a children’s book creator based in Brooklyn, NY. She has illustrated over thirty books in her career and is the winner of the Crystal Kite Award and the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction.

Melissa Iwai

Melissa Iwai is a children’s book creator based in Brooklyn, NY. She has illustrated over thirty books in her career and is the winner of the Crystal Kite Award and the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction.

Books by Melissa Iwai

  • Dumplings for Lili

    Melissa Iwai

    Hardback, 2021

    A heartfelt picture book celebration of food, community and family—and little dumpling treasures from around the world.
  • A Garden for Lili

    Melissa Iwai

    Hardback, 2026

    The grandmas in Lili’s building show her the secrets of gardening while preparing dishes from around the world in this buoyant companion to Dumplings for Lili

  • A Garden for Lili

    Melissa Iwai

    E Book

    The grandmas in Lili’s building show her the secrets of gardening while preparing dishes from around the world in this buoyant companion to Dumplings for Lili