Maja P. Kastelic (1981) is an academically trained painter, illustrator, and author of children’s picture books. In addition to art, she studied philosophy and theory of visual culture. She has been involved in illustration since 2015, having spent the previous decade focusing on the restoration of wall paintings. She has received numerous accolades and awards for her work, including the Biennial of Illustration Bratislava Plaque, the Etisalat Award for Arabic Children’s Literature in UAE, and was included in the 2016 IBBY Honour List. In Slovenia, she has received the Levstik Award, the Kristina Brenkova Original Slovenian Picture Book Award, and the Hinko Smrekar Accolade and Distinction. Her works have featured in the Illustrators’ Exhibition at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, the White Ravens selection, and the USSBY Outstanding International Books selection. She has participated in numerous selections, including The Original Art, the Biennial of Illustration Bratislava, Le Immagini della Fantasia, dPICTUS in Frankfurt, and the Nami Concours in South Korea. Her first original picture book A Boy and a House was also adapted into a puppet show. She works with the most reputable publishers in Slovenia and abroad, and her picture books have been published in 23 languages around the world.