Beresford Bear

Author: Elisabeth Sophia is an Australian children’s author with a background in nursing. She is also the mother of three beautiful children who inspire and share her love of books. Elisabeth is passionate about writing stories for children that engage and entertain them, but also empower them to be brave, hopeful and more connected to their feelings and their world. After losing her mother to cancer in 2018, Elisabeth wrote her first book If You Were Here as a tribute to her mum and three-year-old son, Jack, to capture their love and eternal bond. You can find Elisabeth on Instagram @elisabethsophia_author.Illustrator: Anita Bagdi is a self-taught freelance children’s book illustrator, a mum of two wonderful girls and a worried warrior of climate change. With her quirky, whimsical book illustrations, she loves creating mood, capturing everyday feelings and telling a story with a twist or a sparkle of magic. In her spare time, she shares powerful illustrations about our relationship with the natural world and explores folk art from her Hungarian heritage. Anita lives with her family in the sunny Bournemouth, UK.