Carol Matas is an internationally acclaimed award-winning author of fifty books for children and young adults. Her bestselling work has been translated into more than a dozen languages including Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean and Danish. Carol's books have been recognized with more than 100 awards and honors. Carol lives in Winnipeg, Canada, with her husband and a standard poodle called Ava. Elisa Vavouri was born in Athens. After studying graphic design and art she started illustrating books for children. She has since illustrated more than 80 books for Greek and international publishers. In 2005 and 2010 she was in the shortlist for the Greek State Award for Children's Book Illustration. She lives in Germany.