Head shots to download

  • a photo of author-illustrator mirka hokkanen - a woman in her fourties, wearing a teal hoodie, looking over her right shoulder where there is a digitally drawn bird sitting.

    Mirka with bird

  • author-illustrator Mirka Hokkanen, a photograph showing her smiling outdoors with fall yellow leaves in the background. She has short brown hair, a white and yellow striped shirt and a white and red scarf.

    Mirka Hokkanen fall background

  • a photo of author illustrator Mirka Hokkanen. She is shown from elbows up, leaning her head on her hand with colorful digitally drawn leaves overlapping the space around her.

    Mirka Hokkanen colorful

  • a photo of author illustrator mirka hokkanen wearing a pointy red gnome hat and a red and gray sweater. She has short brown hair and fair skin.

    Mirka Hokkanen gnome hat

  • a photo of author illustrator mirka hokkanen carrying a giant load of books and looking at the camera surprised.

    Mirka with Books

  • Mirka with Books

Bio

Mirka is available for interviews and speaking engagements.

Mirka Hokkanen is a Finnish-American author-illustrator who likes quirky animal characters and stories that make kids laugh. She began her career as a fine art printmaker before transitioning to book illustration. Mirka is the illustrator for Four Otters Toboggan: An Animal Counting Book, and the author-illustrator for the graphic novel series Mossy and Tweed (Holiday House), the picture book series Kitty and Cat (Candlewick), and the non-fiction picture book series Little Seasons (OddDot).

Mirka currently lives close by Washington DC in Maryland, but has lived all around the world as a military spouse. She loves to knit, sew and explore the outdoors with her three energetic kids. For more info, see MirkaH.com

Book Press Kits

  • Mossy and Tweed: Double Trouble Press Kit

    Google Folder

  • Kitty and Cat: Bent Out Of Shape Press Kit

    Google Folder

  • Kitty and Cat: Opposites Attract Press Kit

    PDF

Book covers to download

  • Mossy and Tweed: Crazy for Coconuts cover

  • Mossy and Tweed: Double Trouble cover

  • Kitty and Cat: Opposites Attract cover

  • Kitty and Cat: Bent Out of Shape cover