Richard Ho
Richard Ho is an award-winning author of picture books, including TWO NEW YEARS (Chronicle), which was a Sydney Taylor Gold Medalist and a National Jewish Book Award Winner; THE LOST PACKAGE (Roaring Brook), which received four starred reviews and was a Kirkus Best Book of the Year; and many more. His first middle grade book, STORIES OF THE RABBIS (Workman), was published in 2026.
A graduate of Harvard University, he is a former journalist who currently works as a scriptwriter and editor for a leading educational company. After growing up as a first-generation Chinese American in the suburbs of New York, Richard converted to Judaism as an adult and is a proudly observant Orthodox Jew. He lives with his wife and children in New Jersey, where he continues to craft stories about diverse cultures and the magic of everyday life.
Represented by Emily Mitchell.