Author: Michaël EscoffierMichaël Escoffier, born in 1970, discovered his pleasure in creating stories at an early age. In 2006, he published his first children's book together with the illustrator Kris Di Giacomo. In the meantime, he has published more than 80 other books. He lives in France and Canada.Illustrator/Illustrator: Matthieu MaudetMatthieu Maudet, born in Nantes, studied graphic design with the desire to become an illustrator. In 2005, his first comic book was published, followed by more than 60 picture books and other comics for children, published by different publishers in several countries. Today Matthieu spends his days in Brittany ... always with a pencil in his hand, of course.Translation by: Bettina BachBettina Bach grew up bilingual in Germany and France, trained as a publisher in Paris, first studied German in Berlin and later cultural studies in Amsterdam. There she also worked for an independent publishing house and became involved with a literary foundation. She has been translating books for all age groups from French and Dutch since 2002. In 2014 Bettina Bach was awarded the Else Otten Prize for her translation of Arjan Visser's novel "Der blaue Vogel kehrt zurück".