Charlot Kristensen

Charlot is a half Danish/Zimbabwean illustrator, designer & book author based in Ireland. Her work emphasises on diverse representation with a focus on empowering Black people. Some of her most renowned clients include HarperCollins, Google, Penguin Random House & New York Times. Charlot's debut graphic novel *What We Don’t Talk About* was published by Avery Hill in 2020. Her next title with author Charles R. Smith JR., *Bessie the Motorcycle Queen*, is coming out in Sep 2022 from Scholastic.


Books by Charlot Kristensen

Salon Saturday

Viking Books for Young Readers, 2025

One Day in June

G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, 2025

Bessie the Motorcycle Queen

Orchard Books, 2022