Farah Aria is an artist, illustrator, and writer, specializing in words and images for children. She celebrates multicultural diversity, and care of our environment, while exploring childhood's many wonders, and concerns. Farah graduated with a degree in illustration from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. She is a member of The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.

Farah paints with gouache, ink, and acrylic, but also paints on the computer with the programs PhotoShop and Painter. She has written and illustrating children's books, and artwork for greeting cards, coloring books, educational books, posters, and magazines.

Books:
The Cat and the Rat / EEC International 2007
My Pets/ illustrator/ Kindermusik/2004
Ice-Cream Money / illustrator / Bebop Books-LEE & LOW / 2004
My First Shape Sorter Book / illustrator / Innovative Books / 2003
Grumpy Monkeys / author & illustrator /Korea Co. Publishing /2003
Tiger Island / author / Korea Co.Publishing / 2003
That Old Bed / illustrator / Kidzip Books/ 2003

Published in:

Los Angeles Times
Metro Parent/African American Parent Magazine
Weekly Reader READ Magazine
Padres de Sesame Street Magazine
New Moon Magazine for Girls and Their Dreams
Psychology Today
Avenues and Westways AAA Magazine

Clients include:

Kindermusik
Bebop Books/LEE and LOW
McGraw-Hill
Innovative Kids Inc.
Rigby Educational Publisher
CreativeLiving Magazine
Harcourt Brace
Houghton-Mifflin
RIF Reading is Fundamental
Scholastic

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