Renata Liwska grew up in Warsaw, Poland and now lives in Calgary, Canada. She is the illustrator of The Quiet Book and The Loud Book!, both written by Deborah Underwood, and both New York Times bestsellers. For The Quiet Book, Renata Liwska was awared the 20110 Society of Illustrators Gold Medal and was named a 2010 Governer General's Award finalist.