Yevgenia Nayberg

Yevgenia Nayberg is an award-winning children's book author, illustrator, painter, and set and costume designer. Her illustrations have appeared in magazines and picture books, and on theatre posters, music albums, and book covers; her paintings, drawings, and illustrations are held in private collections worldwide. As a set and costume designer, she has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the National Endowment for the Arts/TCG Fellowship for Theatre Designers, the Independent Theatre Award and the Arlin Meyer Award. She's a recipient of three Sydney Taylor Medals for her picturebook illustrations. She's the author/illustrator of ANYA'S SECRET SOCIETY, TYPEWRITER, and MONA LISA IN NEW YORK. Her latest picture book, I HATE BORSCH!, a witty take on the complicated experience of rejecting and embracing one’s culture, is the Gold Winner of The Forward Indies Book of The Year Award and is one of the New York Public Library Best Books of the Year. Her latest book, A Party For Florine, received a Kirkus Star. Originally from Kyiv, Ukraine, Yevgenia now lives and draws from her studio in New York City.