Happy 80th, Ken Katayama! (Japanese illustrator & two-time HCAA nominee)

[Lenona]

Born in Tokyo, he was nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2014 and 2016.

https://muse.jhu.edu/article/612284
(brief bio and photo)

https://www.amazon.com/Ken-Katayama/e/B001I7FJ1E%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
(some book covers)



Lenona.

[Lenona]

https://muse.jhu.edu/article/539748/pdf
(a bit more about his work)