About:
Growing up outside of Washington, DC, Jashar Awan loved drawing and reading. In fact, he still does.

For many years, he drew illustrations for publications such as The New Yorker, The New York Times, American Medical News, and Columbia Journalism Review.

Jashar made his debut as an author/illustrator with What A Lucky Day! for Norton Young Readers. Publisher's Weekly spotlighted him as one of the most promising children's debut authors of Fall 2020.

His second book, Only Ants for Andy, was selected for the 2023 & 2024 Choose to Read Ohio Booklist.

Strum & Drum: A Merry Little Quest from Tundra Books was included in Publishers Weekly's 2022 Holiday Books for Kids, as well as Montreal Gazette's 2022 Holiday Books for Kids.

His latest book, I'm Going To Build A Snowman, from Simon & Schuster was named a Notable Children's Book by the American Library Association and a Gold Standard Selection by Junior Library Guild. It also received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal and was included in Publishers Weekly's Holiday Gift Guide 2023: Children's & YA.

Today, Jashar lives in Ohio with his wife Emily and their son Maxwell, who loves drawing and reading, too.

Email: jashar.awan[at]gmail.com

Twitter: @jasharawan

Instagram: @jasharawan