Autor/-in: Betty C. Tang

Betty C. Tang is the creator of Parachute Kids. , a 2023 National Book Awards Longlist title and an ALA Asian/ Pacific American Award Honor Book, among its many distinctions. She illustrated the New York Times. bestselling Jacky Ha-Ha series of graphic novels by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein. Before becoming a full-time graphic novelist, Betty worked for various Hollywood animation studios, including Disney TV and DreamWorks Animation, and codirected an animated feature called Where's the Dragon. She is also a fourth-degree black belt in aikido. Betty immigrated to California as a parachute kid when she was ten and currently lives in Los Angeles. Learn more about her work at bettyctang. com.