Elly MacKay

Elly MacKay is an acclaimed paper artist and award-winning creator of books for children. She wrote and illustrated Frostfire, In the Clouds, and Red Sky at Night, among other titles, and is the illustrator of many picture books, including The Enchanted Symphony by Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton, I Am a Meadow Mermaid by Kallie George, and Zap! Clap! Boom! The Story of a Thunderstorm by Laura Purdie Salas. Before pursuing a career in picture books, she taught in schools and was an educator in galleries. Elly MacKay lives in Owen Sound, Ontario.