Gigi and Ojiji: What's in a Name? - Melissa Iwai

Iwai, Melissa: - Melissa Iwai is a children's book author and illustrator who incorporates both traditional and digital media into her art. Her picture books include Dumplings for Lili , Soup Day , Pizza Day , Chanukah Lights Everywhere , My Snow Globe , Let's Go to the Hardware Store , Thirty Minutes Over Oregon , and many more! She is also the author and illustrator of the Geisel Honor I Can Read series, Gigi and Ojiji . When she's not working, Melissa loves to cook and develop her own recipes. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and son.