Krysia Kurzyca was born in Wroclaw, Poland, where she attended art schools for six years and became a successful jewelry designer. Since moving to the United States in 1981 she has applied her skills and sensibilities to children's book illustration. Krysia is currently residing in Great Barrington, MA, located in the heart of Berkshire County, where she runs a medicinal plants farm and CSA . She started writing children books several years ago.