Helen Craig

Helen Craig is an English children's book illustrator and writer, best known as the co-creator with Katharine Holabird of the enduringly popular Angelina Ballerina series. Born in London on 30 August 1934, she moved to the countryside with her family before World War II and has worked on over 60 children's books since 1970, also pursuing careers as a photographer, potter, sculptor, and Chinese wallpaper restorer. Her debut book as author and artist was A Number of Mice in 1978, and she has received several prestigious awards, including for Angelina Ballerina in 1990.