My name is Raea Gragg and my passion is storytelling.

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I graduated cum laude from Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television in Los Angeles where I majored in animation and minored in screenwriting. Currently, I am developing family-friendly children's content for the entertainment industry. I've been having a ton of fun taking my book on the road as guest speaker for schools, assemblies, libraries, and author days.  After two years of "zooming" around the country to meet readers virtually, I have been loving my in person speaking engagements. What a joy!

 

My background includes lead character illustrator for an Ethiopian children's book by Tsehia Publishers, a company dedicated to African literature and social justice stories. At my internship for Motion Picture Corporation of America, I helped review, source, and develop teleplays for Netflix and Hallmark. I created concept art for Fox Broadcasting for a series pitch by the director of American Horror Story. 

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I independently published my first book at age 15 and have gone on to create several more works of young adult and children's fiction, including Mup, a graphic novel that has earned several awards including a Kirkus Star. My children's book, Little Coconut Island, can be found the Coconut Information center in Maui, HI.

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I recently launched Mup and the Mammoth, where we meet 12-year-old Mup. It's a full-color, 134-page, female-led adventure with themes of family, self-acceptance, and growing up. The script for the third book in the series (working title: The Missing Mup) is under development.

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In other exciting news, I am working on a graphic novel series called Banana Slugs, about the joys, triumphs and cringey moments of 5th grade camp.

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My life's goal is to create joyful page-turners that are easy to pick up but hard to put down. I want to make stories that are accessible to all, especially squirmy tweens with short attention spans and reluctant readers with visual and processing challenges. I believe the best way to do this is through words + images. 

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