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IVANA KUMAN
Ivana graduated from the Arts Academy in Zagreb. She works as an illustrator, film writer, animator, comic author and writer. She illustrates picture books, regular books and educational books. She also works as an illustrator for children’s magazines. She is the author of two comic strips published in children’s magazines. She is the illustrator, visual designer and animator of several TV series on Croatian Television and the author of 30 short animated films for children and one for young adults. She has written and illustrated six picture books and three novels for young adults. She has received many awards for her work as illustrator, and also as writer and film author. She lives in Zagreb with her husband, baby girl and a diabetic cat.