Skylaar is the author-illustrator of Lloyd Finds His Whalesong (Page Street) and Smile, Sophia (Feiwel & Friends). She is a picture book mentor for WriteMentor and Queer KidLit as well as a Climate Science Alliance affiliated artist. Skylaar specializes in art inspired by nature, the ocean, and science. Her ilustration clients include Surfrider, Pinna, Sitka Sound Science Center, Kaiser Permanente, Adventure Children's Museum & Scientific American. Skylaar lives in Oregon, where she enjoys exploring the shoreline, playing video games, making things, and occasionally playing the ukulele. She is represented by Jessica Watterson, Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency. You can find out more about her on Twitter and Instagram at @skylaara and on skylaaramann.com.