Saving the Butterfly: A story about refugees - Nominiert: The Carnegie Medal, 2023. Nominiert: English 4-11 Book Awards Leicester, 2023. Nominiert: Klaus Flugge Prize, 2023. Nominiert: The Diverse Book Awards, 2023

Helen Cooper is an author and illustrator whose work includes classic titles such as The Bear Under the Stairs, Pumpkin Soup, The Baby Who Wouldn't Go to Bed and Tatty Ratty. Her books have been translated into 26 languages and won many awards including the Library Association Kate Greenaway Medal - twice.
Whilst working initially as a primary teacher, then within community arts and theatre, Gill Smith pursued illustration and achieved an MA with distinction in Children's Book Illustration at the Cambridge School of Art. She was shortlisted for the Batsford Illustration prize and a winner of the international competition, "Picture This". She illustrated Maria's Island, a retelling of Victoria Hislop's bestselling book, The Island, reimagined for children. She also illustrated Saving the Butterfly, which was shortlisted for the Klaus Flugge Prize, the heart-warming Appletree Animal Agency series and the acclaimed picture book, Wild.