Poonam Mistry graduated with a degree in graphic design and illustration from the University of Hertfordshire in England. Her style incorporates her love of nature and her Indian roots and explores the relationships between pattern, shape, and color. She has been short-listed for the Kate Greenaway Medal three times: in 2019 for her debut picture book, You’re Safe with Me; in 2020 for You’re Snug with Me; and in 2021 for How the Stars Came to Be. Poonam Mistry lives in Leicester, England.