Maria Ivashkina Author

Maria Ivashkina is an author, designer, and illustrator from Moscow, Russia. She graduated with a degree in architecture and design from the Moscow Institute of Architecture and has a master’s degree in editorial design from the HSE Art and Design School. In 2020, she founded MILE Books, a small, independent publisher of picture books. She is the author and illustrator of I Feel That Way, Too!, which was selected as a finalist for the prestigious Golden Pinwheel Award at the Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair. Lena Traer is a Russian- and English-language literary translator with a focus on books for children and young adults. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. Her past projects include translating Miss Leoparda (also published by Enchanted Lion), Wind: Discovering Age in Motion, On the Edge of the World (both published by Eerdmans), and How to Be Your Dog’s Best Friend (Thames & Hudson) into English and translating a variety of picture books and scientific materials into Russian. Born and raised in Siberia, Russia, Traer now lives in San Francisco.