米凯拉•戈德（Michaela Goade）是一位获奖的设计师和插画家。她曾为多本绘本绘制插画，她的作品包括2018年美国印第安青年文学最佳绘本奖得主Shanyaak'utlaax:Salmon Boy，以及2021年《纽约时报》畅销书榜和2021年凯迪克获奖绘本We Are Water Protectors。她住在阿拉斯加的朱诺。她曾获得诸多奖项如下：
2021 TIMES Next Generation Leader
2021 Caldecott Medal – “We Are Water Protectors” (Roaring Brook Press)
2020 Kirkus Prize Finalist: Young Readers – “We Are Water Protectors” (Roaring Brook Press)
2020 Shortlist for the Sheila Barry Best Canadian Picturebook of the Year – “Encounter” (Tundra Books)
2019 Rasmuson Foundation Individual Artist Awardee
American Indian Youth Literature Award for Best Picture Book 2018 – "Shanyaak'utlaax – Salmon Boy"