Kiraya Kestin
Kiraya Kestin
Kiraya Kestin attended the University of Washington with an art major in painting.
She took writing lessons from the Institute of Children’s Literature for two years. She joined Western Washington Society of Children’s Writers and Illustrators and attended seminars and critique groups. She had a poem published in SCBWI magazine of Western Washington, and three in Miracle Magazine.
“Hammy” was her first self-published and illustrated children’s book about her hamster and sister’s Siamese cat. It was followed by her “Remembering Me and “Six White Geese”. Her first novel was “Dreaming Inside out followed by a poetry book “Love Encounters”.
Remembering Me: Portrait of a Child Artist
ARE WE LOST?
Are We Lost ?
ARE WE LOST? Is based on a true story about my two daughters, Sasha, age 10 and Sonia, age 6, when we lived on Raging River Tree farm. They had two Shetland ponies for play. Sasha is looking for something to do on their day off. Her mother suggests that they ride to their grandparent’s cabin behind our property, then take the power line road that skirts the forest reserve for a ride, but be sure to stay on this road so they won’t get lost. As they travel along the maintenance road, they are startled by three deer, who quickly disappear into the forest leaving a bent grass trail.
Water Color Illustrations by Kiraya
