Annette Roeder, born in Munich in 1968, is an author, illustrator and architect. She has been writing picture books and children's books, as well as novels for adults for over 20 years. Her 10-book series Die Krumpflinge (‘The Crumplies’) is much loved by children aged 6+, and she won the Kalbacher Klapperschlange prize for her book Vacations in the Closet. She and her three children live on the outskirts of Munich.