Polona Lovšin (1973) worked with Macmillan Publishers, Zondervan Kids, Templar Publishing, Penguin Books, and other publishing houses as an illustrator and designer of gift books from 2010 to 2015. Her picture books were translated and reviewed in Publishers Weekly multiple times. Later, she began focusing on projects that allow her greater artistic expression. For example, she illustrated The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen, depicting her in a contemporary setting. She received an Honourable Mention at the 3x3 International Illustration Show. She is interested in texts that enable her to depict emotions, especially how to bring life’s painful moments, such as parental separation or death, closer to children. Her work has been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award and twice for the Levstik Award.