Karen Owen is a short-story writer and journalist. The mother of two small children, she also works as a teaching assistant in an inner-city school and loves making masks with her class. Karen lives in south London, England.
Born in Paris and raised in Morocco, Barroux returned to France to study art and work as an art director. He has also worked in New York, USA as an art director. He began his career as an illustrator after moving to Montreal, Canada. Barroux has illustrated many children's books.