Babi Wrobel is a Brazilian artist, illustrator, author, and art teacher. Over a twenty-year career, she has illustrated more than twenty-five children's books, two of which she also wrote herself, and holds degrees in both Illustration and Graphic Design. Babi enjoys combining digital techniques with traditional materials such as watercolours, pastels, and coloured pencil.

Hatem Aly is an illustrator born in Egypt who now lives in Canada. He has illustrated many books that received starred reviews and appeared on the New York Times Bestseller list, often portraying underrepresented characters and regions in a warm, uplifting way. His expressive style has made his books popular with children worldwide. He lives in New Brunswick with his wife, son, and several pets.

Júlio Castro was born in Pelotas, in the south of Brazil, and studied design with a focus on illustration and drawing. Since childhood, he has paused to look and listen closely to the world around him. For Júlio, picture books, like children's play, are very serious matters.

Cella Anita Celić was born in Šibenik, a small town on the Adriatic coast, and graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb as a painter and graphic artist. Throughout her career she has taken part in numerous exhibitions, workshops, and multimedia projects, earning several awards. Beyond illustration, Cella works in sculpture, painting, design, photography, and stage design, and lives and works in Zagreb.

Katherine Dot is a passionate illustrator with a background in architecture and a deep love for the natural world and folklore. When she is not illustrating, Katherine enjoys spending time in nature, sketching while watching films. She loves frogs, cycling, and modelling small animals from clay, and is often found wearing headphones while fully absorbed in her work.

Paola Acevedo was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, and discovered her love for children's books only after graduating as a visual artist, a discovery that changed the direction of her career completely. Over the past decade, she has illustrated books for children in Colombia and in other countries and her detailed, thoughtful style continues to connect with young readers across different cultures and languages.

Prashant Miranda grew up in Bangalore, India and studied at the National Institute of Design before moving to Canada in 1999, where he designed animated children's shows in Toronto. He later left this work to pursue his passions as an independent artist. Prashant now spends much of his time in the coastal rainforests of western Canada, recording his life through watercolour journals, films, teaching, and murals.

At school, Silvara was always drawn to art, decorating her notebooks with doodles while noticing that drawing helped her focus and think more clearly. After graduating, she followed her restless creative heart, and illustrating books became her true mission in life. Silvara believes that literacy and the right to education are essential for building a better world, and hopes her illustrations open new doors for young readers.

Tanja Stevanović is an illustrator and maker of things, whose work is shaped by nature, vintage illustrated books, unusual toys, and strange antique objects found on regular visits to markets. This mix of old and new gives her illustrations a unique, imaginative quality. Tanja has taken part in many international exhibitions and has illustrated several children's books with her playful, detailed style.

Mona Caron is a San Francisco-based artist working in muralism, street art, illustration, and photography, with a focus on community-informed, site-specific public art. She has also made art for street actions and advocacy campaigns supporting social and environmental justice movements at home and abroad. Her murals can be found across the US, Switzerland, Spain, Brazil, Colombia, and Bolivia.

Natasha Delmar was born in Hong Kong and grew up in Buenos Aires, where her father, a well-known Chinese artist, taught her to draw and paint with watercolours and ink from a young age. In the 1980s, she moved to San Francisco to study graphic design, earning a degree in Industrial Arts. Her passion for drawing led her to study children's book illustration, graduating with a master's degree in 1997.

On a visit to the zoo many years ago, a young Jeff Jackson fell in love with a tiger cub and, unable to keep a real one, turned to drawing instead, discovering he could keep any creature he wanted in a sketchbook. He studied animation and illustration at San Jose State University, worked at Hallmark Cards, and has taught animation and drawing since 2001. He now lives in San Jose with his wife, two kids, two pets, and no tigers.

Mónica Acosta Gutiérrez is an Argentine illustrator and painter who developed much of her artistic skill while living in Los Angeles, where she worked as a mural painter for international cruise ships, building a bold, expressive visual style. She currently resides in Buenos Aires, where she continues her creative work. Mónica's art brings warmth and imagination to every page she illustrates.

Marie Lafrance was born in Quebec City and studied graphic arts at a CEGEP in Vieux-Montréal and etching at Studio Graff. She later lived in San Francisco and New York, working as a silk-screen printmaker for various galleries, before returning to Montreal as a freelance illustrator creating work for textbooks, magazines, books, and posters. She is a past president and current board member of the Association des Illustrateurs et Illustratrices du Québec.

Midori Mori was born and raised in Hyogo, Japan, and graduated from the Academy of Art in San Francisco with a degree in illustration. She worked as a graphic artist, web designer, and art teacher for children before becoming a freelance illustrator, giving her work a versatile, thoughtful quality. She is now based in Japan, continuing her career as an illustrator.

Robert Revels is a seasoned professional artist and university instructor, expert in 3D modeling, illustration, and both traditional and digital painting. His high attention to detail and constantly evolving skills have earned him a highly respected reputation, with projects ranging from children's books to large concert backdrops and a Judges Choice Award from the San Francisco and New York Society of Illustrators.

Rose Mary Santiago was born in the Philippines but raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she currently lives and works. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Illustration from the Academy of Art College in 1995. It was not until her final semester that she found her direction, being drawn to the wide-ranging influence of children's books.

Laetitia Bermejo was born in Leeds, UK, to French-Spanish parents and studied fine art at London's Slade School of Fine Art during the 1980s. She traces her passion for art back to a childhood trip to the Prado Museum, where she fell in love with the work of Hieronymus Bosch, at just seven years old. In 1990 she moved to Mallorca, where she has lived ever since, painting, drawing, and swimming.

Charlotte Marshall's creative spirit is often summed up by the idea that artists are simply children who never stopped playing with colour. She has built a varied career across the creative industries, working and recording from her studio. Charlotte enjoys working in different mediums, since each one demands its own way of seeing the world.

Abbos Sharifzoda was born in Uzbekistan in 1993 and graduated from art college in 2012, where he studied book graphics. Working as an illustrator for many years while steadily building his skills, he has collaborated with large companies, including Sahzor Jewelry, Creative Fabrica, and Coca-Cola.

Salma Kamal is an Egyptian illustrator, now living in Paris, who was educated at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Cairo. Most of her time is spent illustrating children's books, though she also loves storytelling, puppeteering, and taking part in children's workshops and street festivals. She has shown her work in many international exhibitions.