Lauren Kukla is an author, illustrator, and poet based in Minnesota, as well as the cofounder and creative director of Little Digital. She is the author of many nonfiction books for kids, and the author and illustrator of In the Winter (Little Digital/North Star Editions, 2024). In her spare time, she loves gardening, Nordic skiing, and running. She lives in a farmhouse on the edge of the woods with her husband, kids, fluffy white dog, and flock of silly chickens.