Michelle is a South African born writer and illustrator. ​She loves to do both during her daughter’s naptime and ​early in the morning, usually with a cup of hot, milky tea.

Raised on a dairy farm in Northern Natal, a coastal ​province of South Africa, Michelle was exposed to ​animals such as cows, geese, chickens, dogs, cats and ​more! Training as a nurse at 18, she later worked in ​Intensive Care Units in both South Africa and the US ​looking after tiny babies and children. She now works ​fulltime as a Case Manager. Among her other loves is ​gardening, cooking, baking, being a home maker and ​gardener.

Michelle lives in Oklahoma, USA with her husband, JP ​and daughter Vivienne.

Loving and drawing animals has been a lifelong passion ​and she hopes it brings joy to all her readers, big and ​small!