Bruce Roberts emigrated to Canada from England at the age of five. He is a self-taught artist whose imagination was fueled by E.H. Shepard as well as books about the Wild West. Known in North America and abroad, his vibrant drawing style can be equally whimsical and evocative. He has won numerous awards for illustration, including the Governor General's and Prix d'Odyssee awards for Fideles elephants, an anti-war Japanese children's classic about saving elephants. He lives in Montreal.