Remy Lai

Remy Lai is an Australian author and illustrator of children's books and middle-grade graphic novels. She was born in Indonesia, grew up in Singapore, and currently lives in Brisbane.^[1] Her books tell stories of young Chinese immigrants and Chinese Australians.^[2] She writes under the pen name Cecilia Edward for her adult books. ^[3]

Awards

• 2020 Golden Kite Sid Fleischman Humor Award for Pie in the Sky^[4]
• 2020 Golden Kite Honor Book in Young Reader and Middle Grade Fiction for Pie in the Sky^[4]
• 2021 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Children's Literature, joint winner for Fly on the Wall^[5]
• 2024 Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Children's Literature for Ghost Book^[6]

Bibliography

• Pie in the Sky (Henry Holt, 2019)^[7]
• Fly on the Wall (Henry Holt, 2020)^[8]
• Pawcasso (Henry Holt, 2021)^[9]
• Surviving the Wild, Volume 1: Star the Elephant (Henry Holt, 2022)
• Surviving the Wild, Volume 2: Rainbow the Koala (Henry Holt, 2022)
• Surviving the Wild, Volume 3: Sunny the Shark
• GHOST BOOK