PEILI HUANG is a San Francisco Bay Area-based illustrator. Working on mixed media, she has created children’s and editorial illustrations for many satisfied clients such as CRICKET Magazine, Savvas Learning Company, Room to Read, Popshot Magazine, and others. The Golden Acorn Tree, one of her two published books, has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators. She also received the grand prize for the 2023 summer conference from the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.

Before coming to the US, she worked as an electrical engineer in China. In 2017, she quit her job and began chasing her real passion as a professional illustrator in America. Living with her husband, her baby, and two cats, she is the most creative Homo sapien in their house.