Anca Sandu Budisan was born in eastern Romania. At age 2 she was “discovered” by her grandma as a perfect circle “drawer,” and subsequently started a career as the artist of the family. In school, her passion for drawing helped her overcome her introversion. This still works today.Anca received her master's in Children’s Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art, in the UK. She is the author-illustrator of Churchill’s Tale of Tails, as well as other books about pigs, good monsters, sheep, gnus and shrews, and funny birds. She now lives in Beaverton, OR, along with her husband and their gray cat, Mango. Anca loves collecting books, perusing estate sales for the next treasure, and cooking fruit.Anca Sandu Budisan was born in eastern Romania. At age 2 she was “discovered” by her grandma as a perfect circle “drawer,” and subsequently started a career as the artist of the family. In school, her passion for drawing helped her overcome her introversion. This still works today.Anca received her master's in Children’s Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art, in the UK. She is the author-illustrator of Churchill’s Tale of Tails, as well as other books about pigs, good monsters, sheep, gnus and shrews, and funny birds. She now lives in Beaverton, OR, along with her husband and their gray cat, Mango. Anca loves collecting books, perusing estate sales for the next treasure, and cooking fruit.

Gently shaded colored pencil and watercolor illustrations chronicle the simple joy that fills the home [a] family grows. It’s a wistful telling that pinpoints the way place can house memories. — Publishers WeeklyCleverly designed to resemble a cherished scrapbook album, delicate colored-pencil and watercolor illustrations present a wide array of keepsakes throughout the decades. Subtly showing the passage of time, the narrator’s hands are depicted turning pages, visibly growing older as the book progresses, accompanied by her young son’s hands in the final spreads. A lovingly crafted homage to the importance of roots and home. — Booklist