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Natasha Khan Kazi (@natashakhankazi) is an award-winning writer and illustrator of books for young readers, including her debut picture book, Moon’s Ramadan (@versifybooks / @harperkids), a 2023 JLG Gold Standard Selection, SLJ Best Picture Book, and Chicago Public Library Best Picture Book, and Bank Street Education Best Picture Book. Her creative work is rooted in empathy, diversity, and childhood joy. Natasha is the blogger behind IslamiMommy and a 2023 Highlights Foundation Muslim Storyteller Fellow. Her recent works include: Lulu In the Spotlight (@versifybooks) and Bela And Lily (@Kokila). Her forthcoming titles include Sun’s Eid (@harperkids, 2028). Follow @natashakhankazi to learn more!
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Natasha Khan Kazi is an award-winning writer and illustrator of books for young readers, including her debut Moon’s Ramadan, a 2023 JLG Gold Standard Selection and SLJ Best Picture Book. Born in Bangladesh and raised in Texas, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, she now lives in Southern California. Rooted in empathy and childhood joy, her books include Lulu in the Spotlight (a 2026 Bank Street Education Best Picture Book), Bela and Lily, and the forthcoming Sun’s Eid (HarperCollins,2028). For more about Natasha, visit http://www.natashakhankazi.com.
Short Version:
Natasha Khan Kazi was born in Bangladesh, raised in Texas, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, and now lives in Southern California, where she writes and illustrates award-winning books for young readers, including her debut picture book, Moon’s Ramadan (a 2023 JLG Gold Standard Selection, SLJ Best Picture Book, Chicago Public Library Best Picture Book, and a 2024 Bank Street Education Best Picture Book.) Her creative work is rooted in empathy and childhood joy. Her recent works include Lulu In the Spotlight (a 2026 Bank Street Education Best Picture Book) and Bela And Lily. Her forthcoming titles include Sun’s Eid (arriving in 2028). Learn more about Natasha and her books at www.natashakhankazi.com and follow her adventures @natashakhankazi.
Long Version:
Natasha Khan Kazi is an award-winning Bangladeshi American author-illustrator who creates picture books celebrating culture, curiosity, belonging, and childhood joy. Born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, she immigrated to the United States as a young child and grew up in Texas, Virginia, and Pennsylvania before settling in Southern California with her family of picture book readers.
Her books include Moon’s Ramadan, a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection, SLJ Best Picture Book, and Chicago Public Library Best Picture Book of 2023; Lulu in the Spotlight: A South Asian Wedding Story, a Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year; Bela and Lily; and Sun’s Eid, forthcoming from HarperCollins in 2028.
As an ESL/ELL student who attended nine schools across five states, Natasha became an expert at being the new girl. Growing up between cultures shaped her love of stories about friendship, family traditions, language, and finding connection across communities.
Before becoming an author-illustrator, Natasha earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Pittsburgh and spent more than fourteen years building online communities and leading social media programs for companies including Ashoka, ModCloth, JustFab, Fabletics, and ShoeDazzle. She later combined her passion for storytelling, education, and creativity through her platforms, IslamiMommy and Art with Miss Natasha.
A lifelong artist, Natasha has been drawing for as long as she can remember. She spent years teaching herself illustration through sketchbooks, classes, and thousands of hours of practice before bringing her own stories to life on the page. She is a 2021-2023 Highlights Foundation Muslim Storyteller Fellow and enjoys encouraging young readers and creators to embrace their own unique voices.
When she is not writing or illustrating, Natasha can often be found treasure hunting at thrift stores, experimenting with new art techniques, or learning about cultures and traditions from around the world.
Learn more at natashakhankazi.com.
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ISBN Codes
Bela and Lily ISBN 9780593858912
Moon’s Ramadan, ISBN: 9780358694090
Lulu In the Spotlight, ISBN: 9780358732204
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Lulu In The Spotlight
Bela and Lily
Moon’s Ramadan Synopsis
It’s Ramadan, the month of peace, and Moon loves traveling around the world to watch people helping people. In Egypt, India, Argentina, and United Arab Emirates; in Somalia, New Zealand, and Indonesia, and in Turkey, the United Kindom, and the United States, children and their families make gift baskets, bake sweets, and hang lanterns. They do good deeds in honor of those who have less. Guided by Moon’s changing light, they come together to honor Ramadan and build a world of love and kindness.
