Trace Balla is a children’s book author and illustrator, winner of the Children’s Book Council of Australia Children’s Book of the Year: Early Readers award, the Wilderness Society Picture Book Award and the Readings Children’s Book Prize. Trace also works as an illustrator, inspirational speaker and workshop facilitator, and is a favourite amongst kids and adults alike. She lives in Djaara Country, Australia. Trace creates graphic novels and children’s books about connecting with country and community. A self-described ‘story catcher’ she finds inspiration in nature and incorporates local plant and animal species into her detailed, cartoon-style drawings.