Jiarui Jiang is an illustrator and storyteller based in China. She recently graduated with a second Master’s degree in Children’s Book Illustration from Cambridge School of Art.

She loves working with rich, vibrant colours to create stories inspired by life under the sun — vines, seedlings, insects, flowers, soil, children and laughter.

Awards: 

2026

Macmillan Prize for Illustration - Highly Commended

BIBF International Illustration - Longlisted

The Sebastian Walker Award - Highly Commended

2023

Hiii Illustration International Illustration Competition

3X3 Illustration Show

iJungle Illustration Awards

Published Books:

BEST BUDS (Margaret K. McElderry Books,2025)

Pebble without a Cause(Yeehoo Press,2024)

Dig In!(HarperCollins Publishers ,2024)

Our Alley (Oxford University Press, 2024)

Peng and the Poor Little Seed (Benchmark Education, 2024)

Mei’s Roof Garden (Oxford University Press, 2024)