Illustrating The Mermaid With No Tail:

A look behind the scenes of an illustrator’s job!

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Airin O’Callaghan is an illustrator, muralist and educator who mainly draws for children. Having started her career in 2019, she now has worked with some of the biggest publishers in the world including Simon & Schuster, Mac Millan, B&H, Cotton Door Press, and Sourcebooks. In addition to illustrating children’s books, Airin is the proud founder of Mural Wish, a nonprofit that donates murals for critically ill children. Airin lives in the Bay Area, California, where she finds inspiration all around her, in her son and in the beauty nature never fails to show. 

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