Joanne Lew-Vriethoff is an award-winning children's book illustrator, born in Malaysia and raised in Los Angeles and New York. She studied illustration at the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena and currently resides between Amsterdam and Malaysia. Her style blends tenderness and humor, addressing emotional themes with sensitivity and creativity. She has illustrated over 70 books, including picture books, chapter books, and educational works.
Among her most notable works are The Invisible String (2000), The Invisible Leash (2019), and The Invisible Web (2020), all in collaboration with Patrice Karst. She has also illustrated Beautiful (2016) and Brave (2017) with Stacy McAnulty. Her work has been recognized with awards such as the Golden Kite Sid Fleischman Honor Award (2024) and the Nautilus Book Award (2019).
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