Eva Eriksson is one of Europe's best-loved children's illustrators, and has worked with Ulf Nilsson, Margaret Stroemstedt, Rose Lagercrantz and Eva Bexell, among others. She is especially well-known in Sweden for illustrating Barbo Lindgren's successful Max series. Eva Eriksson's work has won numerous awards including the Astrid Lindgren Prize. Eva co-created the Julia books, which were inspired by her granddaughter, with her daughter author-illustrator Lisa Moroni.