Ashley Barron is a multimedia artist who is best known for her paper collage work. She is the illustrator of several children’s books, including Kids Can Press’s Birthdays Around the World and My Forest is Green.#Ashley grew up in the Oshawa/Whitby region of southern Ontario with her parents, younger sister and their many pet dogs and rabbits. Ashley’s love for books was ignited at an early age thanks to her mother, a preschool teacher, who kept an extensive collection of children’s literature in their spare bedroom. Although Ashley was very much an outdoorsy kid, she savored rainy indoor days, which allowed her the freedom to daydream, read and draw pictures to her heart’s content.#Ashley’s love for art and literature followed her into adulthood. She graduated from the illustration program at Ontario Collage of Art & Design in 2007 and has been working as a freelance illustrator ever since.#Ashley lives in Toronto with her cinematographer partner, Kevin. Together they share a bright, plant-filled studio with their three cats.~Instagram: @_ashleybarron
Pippa Curnick
Pippa Curnick works as both a book designer and illustrator and draws her inspiration from long walks in the woods. She lives in rural Essex, UK.
Pedro Covo
Pedro Covo is a painter and illustrator whose work has been featured in several magazines and other publications. The Elephant Keeper is his first book. He lives in Cartagena, Colombia.
Christine Battuz
Christine Battuz was born in France and received her Masters of Fine Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts of Perugia in Italy. She has illustrated over sixty books for children, and has taught art to children of all ages. Christine draws all the time, and she also loves camping near mountains and rivers – especially with her husband and son. She lives in Bromont, Quebec.
Liz Starin
Liz Starin is an illustrator, writer, programmer and former swim instructor. She has swum in mountain streams, in a lake that used to be a coal mine and in the Atlantic on New Year’s Day. She lives with her partner in Brooklyn, New York, just a short bike ride from the ocean.