Oyvind Torseter is a Norwegian artist, illustrator, comic book artist, and author. Torseter studied illustration at the Merkantilt Institutt in Oslo, the Skolen for Grafisk Design in Oslo, and the Kent Institute of Art and Design in England. In addition to his own books, books illustrated by Torseter include My Father's Arms Are A Boat by Stein Erik Lunde. During his career, Torseter has emerged as one of Norway's foremost illustrators.

"The delicate, spidery lines and dark landscapes of Torseter's panels combine the energy of Ralph Steadman, the effervescence of Jules Feiffer, and the charm of the Moomintrolls. Mordant grotesquerie vies with hilarity... Dickson's translation shines as well." -- STARRED REVIEW, Publishers Weekly "The story ends with Fred and the princess riding off on the horse to the refrains of an octopus playing a saxophone--an oddly perfect ending for this one-of-a-kind graphic novel." -- Starred Review, The Horn Book Review