Angela Hsieh is a Taiwanese American author and illustrator whose choices are mostly explained by her love of goofy animals. Her life experiences include fireman-carrying a sedated bear cub and catching a belligerent wallaby. She has 1.5 cats.

She illustrated Antarctica: The Melting Continent, a critically acclaimed nonfiction book about real-life scientists and explorers. Lu and Ren's Guide to Geozoology is her first graphic novel.

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