Natasha Khan Kazi is an author, illustrator, and maker.
Natasha Khan Kazi writes and illustrates award-winning picture books that celebrate culture, curiosity, and childhood joy. Born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and raised in Chittagong, Texas, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, she now lives in Southern California with her family.
Inspired by her experiences growing up between cultures, Natasha creates stories about belonging, family traditions, friendship, and finding connection across languages and communities.
Her books include the award-winning Moon’s Ramadan, an SLJ Best Picture Book, Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection, and Chicago Public Library Best Picture Book; Lulu in the Spotlight: A South Asian Wedding Story, a Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year; and Bela and Lily. Her forthcoming picture book, Sun’s Eid, releases from HarperCollins in 2028.
Natasha is a 2021–2023 Highlights Foundation Muslim Storyteller Fellow and the creator of IslamiMommy and Art with Miss Natasha. Learn more at http://www.natashakhankazi.com.
Natasha is represented by Tanusri Prasanna at DeFiore and Company. For publishing/illustration inquiries, please contact: tanusri(at)defliterary.com.
Awards & Recognitions
- 2026 Bank Street Best Picture Book
- 2023 Best Picture Book School Library Journal
- 2023 Best Picture Book Chicago Public Library
- 2023 Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
- 2023 Betsy Bird Transcendent Holiday Picture Books
- 2023 Bank Street Best Picture Book
Book Buzz
- Bank Street College of Education, The 2026 Best Children’s Books of the Year
- American Libraries Magazine, Muslim Voices in Children’s Literature
- Washington Post, More Mainstream Retailers Are Offering Ramadan Goods
- People Magazine, 10 Books by Muslim Authors to Read This Ramadan
- Refinery29, How Pinterest Changed The Way We Celebrate Ramadan
- Kids Ask Authors Podcast with Grace Lin, Natasha Khan Kazi shares Moon’s Ramadan
- The Children’s Book Podcast, Mining Our Memories With Natasha Khan Kazi
- HarperStacks, Bridging Generations Through Celebration: How South Asian American Weddings Connect Kids to Their Heritage
- DailyBreeze, Multilingualism in Redondo Beach to be celebrated at library event this weekend
- ShoutOut LA, Meet Natasha Khan Kazi | Author and Illustrator
- The Pitt News, Q&A: Pitt alumna educates children on Islam with ‘Moon’s Ramadan’
My Books
MOON’S RAMADAN
Versify / HarperCollins
LULU IN THE SPOTLIGHT: A SOUTH ASIAN WEDDING STORY
Versify/ HarperCollins
BELA & LILY
Kokila / Penguin
Forthcoming Books
Inspired by the kids, caregivers, educators, and librarians she’s met along the way, Natasha thanks readers of Moon’s Ramadan and is thrilled to share Sun’s Eid.
She is grateful to her agent, Tanusri Prasanna, her editor, Caitlin Johnson, and the Versify Books team at HarperCollins for bringing this story to life.
Arriving Winter 2028.
Before Publishing
Before she was an author and illustrator, she wore many other hats. Her first “big” job after college was in a global nonprofit, marketing ‘social entrepreneurship’ to educational institutions. When Facebook Pages launched in 2007, she jumped into the growing world of social media and spent the next 10 years doing social media marketing for e-commerce brands. Every now and then, she shares a bit of that behind-the-scenes marketing know-how in a special quarterly newsletter called Thoughts From a Recovering Marketing Director.