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.

Jacqueline Molnár was born in Budapest and studied animation and graphic arts at universities and academies in Spain and the Netherlands. She has been working as a freelance children’s book illustrator for twenty years and has won several awards in Hungary and Spain. Jacqueline is fascinated by the diversity of colors, plants, animals, and humans in the world. She hopes that children’s books will contribute to making our world more peaceful and welcoming. Jacqueline currently lives in Barcelona.