Amy Kwan Mei is the creator and author of The Mindful Cat, a picture book that teaches kids about mindfulness, illustrated by Pixar story artist Paula Assadourian. The Mindful Cat has been a spotlight feature in Publisher’s Weekly and garnered attention from the Duchess of York for her story time series.

Amy is a 12x12 Diversity Scholarship recipient, 2024 PB Rising Stars Mentee, and a member of The Author's Guild, SCBWI, and Paragraph Writer’s Group.  She is also a certified mindfulness instructor through MNDFL, in which she received the selective BIPOC Scholarship. Amy was also one of ten participants of the BIPOC Peer Retreat Cohort at Milkwood in 2023.

Before becoming an author, Amy worked on Google's Self-Driving Car Project, managed the Creative Arts Studio for kids in Brooklyn, and worked in development for various non-profits.  She graduated from NYU with a BA in Global Health Development in Media and Communications. Amy is Hong Kong born, Atlanta raised and currently resides in Ditmas Park with her husband and two very well-behaved cats. When not writing or reading, her other joys are photography, baking and finding the next best food adventure!