Ellen DeLange has been fascinated by picture books ever since she was a child growing up in the Netherlands. In the attic of her home, she assembled a small library and shared her collection with friends and family. As an adult, she started traveling and expanded her library with picture books from all over the world. Ellen also enjoyed inventing her own stories and was encouraged by her daughter to write her first picture book, A Story with a Tail. She always has new story ideas in her head and can’t wait for the moment when the text and illustrations come together to make the magic happen. Ellen has a doctorate in medical sciences, and currently lives in Canada, where she loves to walk in the woods with her Jack Russell terriers (who are featured in some of her books), drink lots of tea after a busy day, and sail on the ocean to clear her mind.

Malgosia Zajac is an illustrator who lives with her family in a very old Polish city called Krakow. This city is well known for its famous dragon and the Royal Castle. Malgosia believes that imagination is the most important thing in creating her art. Her head is full of all kinds of creatures, imaginary friends, magical worlds, and incredible stories. Shelves in her workshop are crowded with beautiful books, illustrated by her favorite artists from all over the world. She dreams that, one day, her illustrated books will be kept on someone’s favorite bookshelf.