Marc Martin is an illustrator, artist and book maker based in Melbourne, Australia. His illustrations have been commissioned by clients such as Monocle magazine, Wired magazine, The Financial Review and Capital magazine. He is also the author and illustrator of A Forest, The Curious Explorer's Illustrated Guide to Exotic Animals A-Z , and Max. A Forest won the 2013 Crichton Award for Children's Book Illustration.

Strikingly illustrated, this tale of deforestation exudes a magical quality when read aloud, even to little ones who might not understand the story's full implications.