Sylvie Kantorovitz was born in Casablanca and grew up in France. She studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and the Art Students League in New York. She's illustrated over 25 picture books, and is also the author-illustrator A New Car for Pickle (ILTR), Zig and the Magic Umbrella, The Very Tiny Baby, and her graphic memoir Sylvie. She lives in the Hudson Valley.