Silent Night, My Astronaut

Oksana Lushchevska (Author) Oksana Lushchevska is a Ukrainian writer and translator. She is an active member of PEN UKRAINE and the author of fifty children’s and young adult books. Her books have won a number of children’s literature awards, including a shortlist for the BBC Children’s Book Award. Oksana has a PhD in Education and has taught children’s literature at the University of Georgia. She has also written translations of both Eric Carle and Julia Donaldson's picture books. Oksana lives in State College, Pennsylvania, USA.Kateryna Stepanishcheva (Illustrator) Kateryna Stepanishcheva is a Ukrainian illustrator and textile designer. She has illustrated a number of children’s books and dozens of pieces for various children’s magazines for international markets. She adores Ukrainian calligraphy and linocut. Kateryna lives in Kyiv, Ukraine.