Corinna Luyken grew up in different cities along the West Coast, and after studying at Middlebury College, she settled in Washington State, where she draws inspiration from nature, her family, and the human form. She is the author and/or illustrator of several acclaimed picture books, including The Book of Mistakes and My Heart.

Corinna Luyken is the author-illustrator of the New York Times bestseller, My Heart, as well as The Book of Mistakes, which received four starred reviews and has been praised by Entertainment Weekly, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, and more. She also illustrated Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have a Horse!, written by Marcy Campbell; Weird Little Robots, written by Carolyn Crimi; and Nothing in Common, written by Kate Hoefler (Fall 2020). She lives in Olympia, WA with her husband, daughter, and two cats.