Birkmanis

Dr. Charlotte Birkmanis is a marine biologist who researches sharks. She is intrigued by all predators and completed her doctorate in 2022 on where sharks are and why they are there ... through time and space! She has extensive experience in outreach as well as research, presenting in-person and online in both English and Mandarin Chinese. Her children’s picture book Little Shark Lulu (Interaction Publications) was published in 2022.

Gustav Dejert has been working as an animator and illustrator since graduating from Forsbergs School of Design in 1997. He started working as an animator at a motion graphics studio doing title sequences, music videos, and commercials, then moved into illustration and started his own shop. His work now consists of animation, illustration, app design, ebooks, commercial work, editorial, and books. He likes vintage children’s books, they make him happy.