Esther van den Berg was born and raised in a small Dutch village where she spent a happy childhood reading books, building huts, and drawing the things that surrounded her. Her love for creating things got her into art school, where she graduated as an illustrator some years later. Since then, many of her illustrations have been featured in books, magazines, and animations. Besides illustrating for others, Esther also writes and illustrates her own picture books. She likes to draw animals and humans alike and especially loves how they sometimes resemble each other in all their quirky ways. Esther lives in the lovely city of Amersfoort with her partner and their two daughters.