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Amanda Yoshida

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in Portland, OR., The United States

September 20, 1982

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The first profession I dreamt of pursuing, while growing up in Portland, Oregon, was that of a children's book illustrator. As a youngster, I spent countless hours drawing and studying the artwork inside my stacks of colorfully illustrated books. I favored the rhyming words and silly drawings of Dr. Seuss and Shel Silverstein, and I told anyone who would listen that I would one day be a professional artist. At fourteen, I began selling my original artwork at my family's art gallery in Portland's Pearl District. After graduating from Gnomon School of Visual Effects in Los Angeles in 2009, I fell in love with the digital canvas and began working solely in this medium.

In 2013, I retuned to Portland with my husband and began working as a freela ...more

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	Requiem for a Queen (Gehenna, #3) by Kaylin McFarren (Goodreads Author), Amanda Yoshida (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.47 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 2022 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ellie Mae Dreams Big! by Kristina McMorris (Goodreads Author), Amanda Yoshida (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.98 avg rating — 93 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Greatest Wish: Make Choices to Reveal Your Own Everchanging Story 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Returning the Sword: How a Japanese Sword of War Became a Symbol of Friendship and Peace by Caren Stelson (Goodreads Author), Amanda Yoshida (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anika's Gift: Colonizing a new, strange world. by Sean Curley, Amanda Yoshida (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Caitlin Curley (Editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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"The Greatest Wish" Wins Awards

I just finished an incredibly fun phone interview for the Reader Views Literary Awards wherein I discovered that "The Greatest Wish" won first place in all three categories that I entered!

Best Children’s Book - Toddler to age 5
Reviewer Views Kids Award for Best Children’s Book of the Year
Book By Book Award for Best Children’s Picture Book

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The Little Prince

by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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1984

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