Emma in Buttonland
Ulrike Rylance, born in 1968, studied both English and German in Leipzig and London. She has written numerous books for children and young readers. Her first novel,Elin Date für vier(A Date for Four), was recently published in 2010. She lives with her husband and two daughters in Washington State.Silke Leffler, born in the Austrian province of Vorarlberg in 1970, trained as a tailor and then studied textile design. Since 1998 she has been working as an illustrator for children's books and stationary.