ABOUT
THE AUTHOR
Emma Hodgson is a qualified Primary School Teacher from Melbourne, Australia. Emma is a firm believer that Education is the most powerful tool in helping people of all ages to achieve their full potential.
Emma has a strong interest in nurturing and fostering the development of creativity in young children. She is passionate about helping students to learn in fun and interactive ways.
She ensures that she makes a difference in their lives by providing them with the encouragement to develop skills that will serve as the foundation of their future learning for the rest of their lives!
Her inspiration to write “In My Dreams” came from her enchanting shared experiences with the beautiful children of the Ernabella Anangu Primary School.
Ernabella Anangu School is situated in the far North West corner of South Australia in the very remote Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands. Emma confesses, that the short time she spent teaching at Ernabella, “remains in her thoughts and heart forever”.
Emma Hodgson
Alina Daniela Nicu
THE ILLUSTRATOR
Alina Daniela Nicu is a Graphic Designer and Illustrator, she is based in Bucharest, Romania. Alina has a bachelor’s degree in Graphic Art. Her formal training in digital and fine art techniques has resulted in her creating a range of creative digital based artworks and fine art based works. Her range of artwork includes;
- E-book illustrations
- Digital painting
- Animations
- Photo restoration and manipulation
- Sculptures
- Paintings and Drawings
Alina has worked as an Illustrator since 2009. She has illustrated eBooks and creates art in a variety of areas and ways incorporating transparency, symmetry, distortion, repetition and texture. Over the years her work has been exhibited all over Romania as well as in the UK. She has also collaborated with the Romanian Cultural Institute for live drawing events in Berlin, Germany and Bucuresti Romania.
Alina is a practicing and skilled painter, sculptor, graphic designer and digital artist. Her current and previous works can be viewed through her