Martin Widmark was born in 1961 in Sweden and today lives in
Stockholm with his family. He has worked as a middle school
instructor and a Swedish teacher for immigrants, but he is now a
full-time children's book author. Over his career, he has also
written several textbooks. He is fascinated by life's little
oddities and anything unique, from food and music to languages and
people. Widmark is considered a literary giant of contemporary
children's fiction in Sweden. Both his Nelly Rapp and LasseMaja
series are consistently on the bestseller lists and have received
critical acclaim. His books have been translated into more than 20
languages.
Helena Willis was born in 1964 in Stockholm, Sweden, and now
lives outside the city with her husband and two daughters. She's
been working as a freelance illustrator since she graduated from
Beckmans College of Design in 1991.
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