Natalia G. Toreeva is an award-winning artist whose works are shown in museums in Chicago and Russia. She received her master’s degree in art and design in St. Petersburg, Russia, and her master’s in computer science from DePaul University, Chicago. The author is a member of the Artists Trade Union of Russia, the Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), and the DuPage Writer’s Group in Illinois. She has illustrated novels, poetry, and children’s books, and has also contributed written works to a number of literary journals. Her books are in the collection of the State Museum “Tsarskoselskaya Collection” in St. Petersburg, Russia.