Ishita Jain is an illustrator and designer based in NYC though she is from New Delhi, India. She draws on location and documents the people, places and stories that surround her. Inspiration comes from day to day moments, giant trees, shimmering spots of light and the wonder that comes from being around nature. She works across media, both digital and traditional.

Open to commissions for:

I work across a wide range of formats and audiences, including board books, picture books, early readers, chapter books, middle grade, young adult, and adult titles. My experience also includes black and white interiors, graphic novels, covers, nonfiction projects, as well as other product and merchandise design.

Previously Published Titles:

• Searching for Sunshine: Finding Connections with Plants, Parks, and the People Who Love Them, written and illustrated by Ishita Jain (PA Press, 2023)

• The Forest Keeper, written by Rina Singh and illustrated by Ishita Jain (NorthSouth Books, 2023)

• Midnight Motorbike, written by Maureen Shay Tajsar and illustrated by Ishita Jain (Neal Porter Books, 2025)

• The Magnificent Banyan and the Green Tong Lau, written by Stephanie Ellen Sy and illustrated by Ishita Jain (Kokila, Forthcoming, 2026)

Illustration Clients Include:

Illustration clients include: The New York Times, Sephora, World Wildlife Fund Magazine, NYC Department of Transportation, Center for Urban Pedagogy, Dior, Poetry Foundation, San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association, Bloomsbury USA, Penguin Random House India, Neal Porter Books, Kokila Books and others.