Jannie Ho (pronounced Jane-nee) was born in Hong Kong and moved to Philadelphia when she was nine. She moved to New York to study at Parsons School of Design in hopes of being a fashion designer, but soon found her calling as an illustrator and storyteller.
Jannie has worked with Nickelodeon, Scholastic, and TIME magazine for kids. In addition to illustrating books, magazines, games, and stationery, she writes her own stories. BEAR AND CHICKEN (Running Press Kids/Hachette) is a picture book about a Bear who finds a frozen Chicken in the snow and the misunderstanding that happens between them. FRY GUYS, the story of three french fries defending the world from an invation by UFO-nion Rings, written by Eric Geron and illustrated by Jannie, will debut at CXC 2023.
Jannie lives with her mathematician husband and daughter near Boston, MA.