Minh Lê is the author of the picture books Lift and Drawn Together (winner of the 2019 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature), illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat, Let Me Finish! (named an NPR Best Book of 2016), illustrated by Isabel Roxas, and The Perfect Seat, illustrated by Gus Gordon (all published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers). He also wrote Green Lantern: Legacy , a middle grade graphic novel (illustrated by Andie Tong) for DC Comics. In addition to writing books, Lê has written for a variety of publications, including The New York Times , The Horn Book , NPR , and HuffPost . Except for spending time with his wife and children at their home in San Diego, Lê's favorite place to be is in the middle of a good book. Cátia Chien is the 2026 RANDOLPH CALDECOTT MEDAL winner, New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated and Gold Medal winner at the Society of Illustrators for Original Art for FIREWORKS. She is also the gold Medal winner at the Society of Illustrators for Original Art for THE BEAR AND THE MOON. A 3x Golden Kite Award for picture book illustration winner, for The Longest Letsgoboy , The Bear and the Moon and A Boy and a Jaguar, an ALA Notable Book and recipient of the Schneider Family Book Award. She was a co-editor and a contributor on the ground breaking series Flight comics anthology .

Her art has been shown in galleries worldwide including the Beijing National Gallery and the Bologna Children's Book Fair exhibition. She is also the founder of A THOUSAND WORLDS - a curated picture book directory celebrating BIPOC creators. She lives in the bay area with her family.