Luna Burlo is a children's book author and illustrator, shortlisted for the International North Street Book Prize. She was born on a sunny Mediterranean island, but now lives in the charming-but weather-challenged-suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. She is often found pottering in her little garden or dabbling with paint, both of which influence her picture books. Drawing on decades of experience as an educator, she seeks to teach and inspire her young readers in quirky, colourful, and fantastical ways.