Frané Lessac is the creator of the companion book A Is for Australian Animals as well as Under the Milky Way, Under the Southern Cross, and Island Counting 1 2 3. She has illustrated numerous books for children, including the Robert F. Sibert Honor Book We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell, Pattan's Pumpkin by Chitra Soundar, and Midnight: The Story of a Light Horse and The Donkey of Gallipoli, both by Mark Greenwood. Frané Lessac was born in the United States and now lives in Australia.