Website: https://dkryland.com | X/Twitter: @RylandDk | Instagram: @dkryland | Bluesky: @dkryland.bsky.social

Represented by Kaitlyn Sanchez

Danielle Kinley (DK) Ryland is an author-illustrator of silly and heartfelt books. Her debut author-illustrated picture book, GIRAFFE IS TOO TALL FOR THIS BOOK was selected for Target’s Book Club November 2023 and the sequel, GIRAFFE’S BOOK IS MISSING A STORY, is released in early spring 2025! DK’s HAVE YOU SEEN MY ACORN? came out with Flamingo this fall 2024 and THE DANGEROUS ALPHABET BOOK with Astra books is slated to come out fall 2025. She is a 2020 Picture Book Party finalist and a 2019 Picture Book Chat mentee of Cori Doerrfeld’s. Before she started writing and illustrating, DK filmed wildlife in Africa, was a professional softball player, traveled at every moment possible, and was a teacher and coach. When not writing and illustrating, you can find DK going on adventures with her husband and kids, playing sports, or reading a good book – while petting a cat or dog.