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

In this playfully illustrated picture book, a group of neighbors come together to help their much-loved apartment cat when his outside adventure goes awry.
Hardcover
9781459834644
$21.95
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9781459834668 LICENSE OPTIONS
$17.99
In this humorous picture book, Heloise the penguin doesn't like huddling with her friends (it gives her the collywobbles), so she sets off to find others like her but discovers there's no place like home—especially when your friends support you.
Hardcover
9781459839106
$21.95
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9781459839120 LICENSE OPTIONS
$17.99
In this beautifully illustrated picture book, a child brings their community together to persevere against an invading dragon.
Hardcover
9781459838642
$21.95
EPUB
9781459838666 LICENSE OPTIONS
$17.99