Maša Kozjek (1974) is an illustrator whose work adorns more than 30 children’s books. She also collaborates with a number of magazines. She received the Golden Bird Award for her illustrations in Miroslav Košuta’s book The Ladder and the Little Cheese and Kajetan Kovič’s The Cat Fair. Between 2012 and 2017 she illustrated and designed Desa Muck’s successful ten-part children’s series about pets, Maggie the Magic Flea. Miroslav Košuta’s anthology A Bear with a Tiny Mouse on His Shoulder with her illustrations was nominated for the Levstik Award in addition to receiving the Golden Pear Rating. Her latest picture book, The Enormous Turnip by Alexei Tolstoy, also received the Golden Pear Rating.