Birgitta Sif

Birgitta Sif was born in Reykjavik, Iceland, and lived in and around Scandinavia and America while growing up. She completed her BFA from Cornell University, New York, and worked as a graphic designer in New York before graduating with a masters in children's book illustration at Cambridge School of Art. Her debut picture book, Oliver, won the Icelandic Dimmalimm Prize and was endorsed by Amnesty. Birgitta has written and illustrated numerous picture books that have sold all over the world.