*Rooney, Ellen: -Ellen Rooneyis an award-winning designer, artist and children's book illustrator. Her textural mixed-media artwork features traditional art techniques like pencil drawing, painting, printmaking and collage, often combined with digital techniques. She was the winner of the 2021 Chris...

*Rooney, Ellen: -Ellen Rooneyis an award-winning designer, artist and children's book illustrator. Her textural mixed-media artwork features traditional art techniques like pencil drawing, painting, printmaking and collage, often combined with digital techniques. She was the winner of the 2021 Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize for Grandmother School *. Originally from Massachusetts, she now lives in the southern Okanagan Valley in British Columbia.