Yelena Bryksenkova is a freelance illustrator and fine artist based in Montréal, Canada. She was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, grew up in Cleveland and studied illustration at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, and the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, Czech Republic. Her acryla gouache paintings are inspired by her love of home and the comfort of everyday objects, as well as more magical, mysterious and melancholy themes. Liz Marvin is a London-based freelance editor and writer. She has previously written How to Be More Tree, The Secret Lives of Animals and The Windowsill Gardner and for Michael O’Mara Books.