Paola Opal

Paola Opal is a Dutch-born Canadian artist and children’s book author/illustrator best known for creating the Simply Small picture book series. With her clean, bold artistic style, her work has earned recognition from the Alcuin Society for excellence in book design, a star from Kirkus Reviews, and multiple titles in the Simply Small series have been celebrated for engaging young readers and featured on best-of lists for great children’s books. Writing under her pen name, she lives and works in Surrey, British Columbia, and holds a Degree in Graphic Design.