Kajsa Hallström

I’m Kajsa and I was born in 1990, two (very important) minutes after my twin brother. I’ve been drawing and making up stories since I was a little kid. After having been working as a Product Developer/Design Engineer for about 5 years, I decided in early 2019, to take the leap and become a freelance illustrator.

Since then I’ve worked with several publishers and clients in children’s illustration, both in Sweden and internationally. I’ve also studied Publishing and worked part time as a Children’s book Publisher between 2021 and 2024, which has been a great complement to my illustration career and has made me well versed in the process of producing a children’s book.

I live in the very South of Sweden, surrounded by golden fields and beech forests and accompanied by my furry studio assistant and break time alarm, Astrid.

If you are an author and want to contact me about illustrations for a children's book, please provide info regarding the following things:

- What is the book about?
- What type of children's boook is it - picture book, chapter book, middle grade?
- What type of illustrations are you looking for - colour or black and white? Super detailed or simpler? You can reference my previous work if you'd like.
- Self publishing/traditional publishing?
- Market/territory?
- Schedule?
- Budget?

Thank you!

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