Christina Booth is the award-winning international author and illustrator of over 20 books for children. A CBCA Honour Book Award winner for her picture book Kip, Christina has also won numerous Notable Book Awards, and the Environment Award for Children's Literature for her books Welcome Home, and One Careless Night. Trained as a teacher and artist, Christina has always loved nature, books, art and reading. She works from her studio on the small island of Lutruwita (Tasmania).