About the authors

Elisabeth Sophia is an Australian children’s author with a background in nursing. She is also the mother of two beautiful little boys who inspire and share her love of picture books. Elisabeth is passionate about writing stories for children that engage and entertain them, but also empower them to be brave, hopeful and more connected to their feelings and their world. After losing her mother to cancer in 2018, Elisabeth wrote If You Were Here as a tribute to her mum and three-year-old-son, Jack, to capture their love and eternal bond. Since then she has also authored Beresford Bear, Moonlight, Goodnight and Willow. You can find Elisabeth on Instagram @ elisabethsophia_author.

Anita Bagdi is a self-taught freelance children's book illustrator, a mum of two wonderful girls and a worried warrior of climate change. With her quirky, whimsical book illustrations, she loves creating mood, capturing everyday feelings and telling a story with a twist or a sparkle of magic. In her spare time, she shares powerful illustrations about our relationship with the natural world and explores folk art from her Hungarian cultural heritage. Anita lives with her family in the sunny Bournemouth, UK.