Erin Kraan

Erin Kraan is a children’s book illustrator, woodcutter, and printmaker. Her recent illustrated picture book, Buffalo Fluffalo, authored by Bess Kalb, was an instant Indie Bestseller, a Good Housekeeping 2024 Kids’ Book Award Winner and was most recently named a Barnes & Noble ‘Best Book of 2024’. Something’s Wrong! by Jory John was also an indie bestseller, received the Kirkus Star and was included in Kirkus’s Best Picture Books of 2021 list. Most recently I Am Friendly, authored by Kristen tracy, was named an indigo ‘Top 10 Picture Book of 2024.’

Erin loves the process of carving her characters into wood and seeing how their quirky and whimsical identities come to life through the ink in the prints. You can often find her doodling while drinking milky coffee and wearing cozy socks. Erin lives with her Bernedoodle, Mister, in Vancouver, Canada.