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By the age of one, she and her parents had moved to East Vancouver, where she and her two younger sisters grew up. Chieri attended Sir John Franklin Elementary. Initially, she had to take English as a Second Language classes as she spoke mostly Japanese at home. She took a story she had written at UBC almost a decade earlier, rewrote it as a picture book and submitted it to a competition.

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After being shortlisted in that first competition, Chieri honed the story even more and entered a second competition. But as a result of being shortlisted, two publishers requested a copy of the manuscript, and Kids Can Press came back with an offer to publish. Chieri enjoyed the picture book experience so much that she decided to continue writing for children.

Chieri lives on the Sunshine Coast with her husband and two undertrained dogs. She wishes she had stuck with her childhood piano lessons and that she was a naturally gifted singer. Chieri Uegaki - Author. Your cart is empty Return to Shop. Continue Shopping.