Lisa Bio
Lisa Aihara is a freelance illustrator based in Los Angeles, and Grandpa Stogie’s Gigantic Goldfish is the fifth children’s book she has illustrated. Through her work with community organizations in Little Tokyo she has enjoyed bringing Japanese American cultural imagery to a contemporary audience. She is a mom of three and one of Chris’s daughters-in-law.
Chris had a son, and Lisa married him…
Say what you will about mother-and-daughter-in-law dynamics, Chris and Lisa share a passion for telling stories they wanted to pass on to their families.
Dozens of coffee meetings later, they had 3 book ideas on the table and Mikan Press was born.
About Lisa
🎨 Illustrator for Mikan Press books
🌈 MBA-turned-Artist. Illustrator of 3 children’s books. Former Disney Marketing Manager.
👨👩👧👦 Mom of 2
📗 Go-to Children‘s book
🎌 Favorite Japanese word or phrase
💖 Lisa is married to Chris' son Steve, the little boy who ate all the mikan in our backstory above.

