Carmen Mok is an award-winning illustrator with a background in art and design. After studying studio art at the University of Waterloo and design at Sheridan College in Canada, she decided to dedicate herself to children’s illustration. She is the illustrator of Grandmother’s Visit, written by Betty Quan, which was selected as the Picture Book Honor title of the 2018–2019 Asian/Pacific American Award, and also made the 2019 short list for the IODE Ontario Jean Throop Book Award. She also illustrated Violet Shrink by Christine Baldacchino, Tough Like Mum by Lana Button, Percy’s Museum by Sara O’Leary, and I Hear You, Forest by Kallie George.