Millie Balance, an illustrator of The Eco-Diary of Kiran Singer studied art in London. She now lives and paints in Vancouver.

Rachel Berman
Rachel Berman is an established Canadian artist living in Victoria, B.C. Her work is exhibited at the Ingram Gallery in Toronto, and the Westchester Gallery in Victoria.

Stefan Czernecki
Author of Huevos Rancheros and illustrator of Huevos Rancheros; Mr. Belinsky's Bagels; Mama God, Papa God; The Girl who Lost her Smile; Aziz: the story teller, Stefan Czernecki has illustrated and written many books for children, setting most of his stories in other countries. His books include The Sleeping Bread, Pancho's Pinata, and The Hummingbird's Gift.

George Juhasz was born in Hungary in 1933, but left his country in 1956 to avoid the Soviet invasion. He has since lived in Switzerland and Montreal, and he currently resides in Vancouver. He has done numerous illustrations for children's books, animated a number of films, and created several public sculptures for Vancouver institutions.

Grace Lin is the author and illustrator of more than a dozen children's books. Most of her books are about the Asian-American experience.

Rae Maté, the illustrator of Crocodiles Say, and the sporty new sequel, Crocodiles Play! has always loved making pictures. She has been painting and showing her work professionally since she graduated from Emily Carr College of Art and Design in 1986 . Rae also enjoys teaching art to preschoolers, and she divides her painting time between her home studios in Vancouver and Hornby Island BC.


Sima Elizabeth Shefrin played as a toddler in the galleries of Italy, and has been creating art ever since. She is especially interested in the ways that art brings together people of different cultures. She lives on Gabriola Island and is the illustrator ofOnce Upon a Bathtime and Abby's Birds.

Kathryn E. Shoemaker

Kathryn E. Shoemaker is the illustrator of many books for children, among them A Telling Time, My Animal Friends and Floyd Flamigo and His Flock of Friends for Tradewind Books and Jenny's Neighbours for Annick. She teaches children's illustration at Langara College. Kathie was recently awarded a Masters Degree in Children's Literature from the University of British Columbia and will begin work on a doctorate in language and literacy in 2007.

Yayo is an illustrator of If I Had a Million Onions. He has illustrated eight children's books, and has been nominated for the highly esteemed Governor General's Award. He is the winner of the Mr. Christie's Book Award. Yayo lives in Montreal with his wife and two sons.