Tania McCartney is an Australian author, illustrator and editor. She has worked on over 40 picture books, non-fiction and junior fiction titles, and has received various awards including several CBCA Notable books, the SCBWI Crystal Kite Award (2017) and the CBCA Laurie Copping Award for Distinguished Service to Children's Literature (2017). She has also created illustrated maps with Hardie Grant Travel, Australia: Illustrated Map (December 2017), World: Illustrated Map (June 2018) and Australia Map Puzzle (June 2019).