Lila Prap (1955) is a children’s book author. An architect by training, after a few years of architectural work, design, and teaching construction subjects and art history, she devoted herself solely to creating content for children. She has written and drawn numerous original picture books, which have been translated into more than 30 languages. The most translated among them are Why?, Dinosaurs?!, My Daddy, 1001 Fairy Tales, Dog Questions, Cat Questions, Where Do Dreams Go and Animals’ International Dictionary. One of her picture books (Why?) was adapted into a cartoon series in Japan. Her picture books have received several awards in Slovenia, both for illustration and design. She was included on the IBBY Honour List, and her works have been among the special mentions of the White Ravens selection. She was nominated for the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, and the Hans Christian Andersen Award. Her illustrations have been displayed in various galleries around the world.