Lael Chisholm is a New Zealand children's picture book illustrator.
She is best known for her illustrations for the Granny McFlitter series written by Heather Haylock.
[1] Chisholm was educated at Feilding High School,[2] where she was named dux in 2015.
[3] In 2017 she became the youngest person to win the Storylines Gavin Bishop Award for illustration, for her work on Granny McFlitter, the Champion Knitter, written by heather Haylock.
[4] In 2021 The Hug Blanket by Chris Gurney, illustrated by Chisholm, was a finalist in the picture book category at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.