Jeanette Winter is the acclaimed author/illustrator of many highly regarded picture books, including "The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq"; "Mama: A True Story" "in Which a Baby Hippo Loses His Mama During a Tsunami, but Finds a New Home", "and a New Mama";" Wangari s Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa"; "Nasreen s Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan"; "Biblioburro: A True Story from Colombia"; "Henri s Scissors"; "Mr. Cornell s Dream Boxes"; and "Malala, a Brave Girl from Pakistan/Iqbal, a Brave Boy from Pakistan". She lives with her husband, artist Roger Winter, in New York.