Sunny Seki

Sunny Seki was born in Japan, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in photography. He then studied illustration at Pasadena Art Center College of Design, and operated a Southern California portrait studio for 35 years. His previous book, The Tale of the Lucky Cat, received a Nappa Honor Award and the Creative Child Magazine 2009 Preferred Choice Award. Sunny leads a Japanese poetry senryu group, and spends much time retelling and illustrating Japanese folk tales. He lives in Los Angeles...See more

Sunny Seki was born in Japan, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in photography. He then studied illustration at Pasadena Art Center College of Design, and operated a Southern California portrait studio for 35 years. His previous book, The Tale of the Lucky Cat, received a Nappa Honor Award and the Creative Child Magazine 2009 Preferred Choice Award. Sunny leads a Japanese poetry senryu group, and spends much time retelling and illustrating Japanese folk tales. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and nine children. See less