Agnes Rosenstiehl is the beloved writer and artist of nearly a hundred children s books, many featuring the deceptively simple antics of Mimi Cracra, Silly Lilly s French alter ego. In 1995, she received the prestigious Grand Prize for Children s Books from the Societe des Gens de Lettres. Agnes formally studied literature as well as music, and is married to an eminent mathematician. She lives in a country house with a garden, hidden in the center of Paris. She has four children and fifteen grandchildren."