Multiple copies of a children's book titled 'We are like Birds' by Laila Ekboir, featuring an illustration of a family walking with luggage in front of a cityscape background.

Books and covers

Two women hiking in a colorful, detailed forest with rocks, trees, and lush greenery.

Editorial

A surreal painting of a purple bat hanging upside down from a branch, with abstract, colorful background and leafless trees.

Personal projects

Framed illustration of an anthropomorphic fox riding a bicycle, wearing green shorts and a blue tank top, in a minimalistic art style, on a white background, on a wooden easel, with dried flowers nearby.

Shop

A colorful watercolor painting of a park scene with two people sitting on a bench under a yellow-green tree. There is a bicycle leaning against the bench, a purple trash can on the right, and a building with a red roof partially visible in the background. Bright green grass covers the ground.

Observational drawing

A woman with curly hair wearing an orange sweater is painting colorful illustrations of women on a window.

work with me

Author-illustrator Laila Ekboir holds her debut picture book, We Are Like Birds.

freelance author-Illustrator

Bringing stories to life through hand drawn illustrations

About me

I am an Argentine-born, London-based author-illustrator with over seven years experience bringing stories to life through hand-drawn illustrations. I’ve worked with clients big and small: from independent educational game companies, editorial Art Directors, self-published authors, to Big 5 publishers. My debut picturebook “We Are Like Birds” came out with Kumusha Books in January of 2025.

My art is colorful, warm, and rich in texture. I work primarily with traditional media and use digital tools to make them pop. I enjoy telling whimsical stories with quirky characters as much as the challenge of tackling more complicated, difficult subjects thoughtfully.

A woman with curly brown hair sitting on a gray couch, wearing a floral dress with red flowers, holding a coloring book, with a shadow of herself on a white wall beside her, lit by sunlight through a window.