Good ideas ripen with time. From seed to harvest, the Editors of Applesauce Press crafts books with beautiful designs, creative formats, and kid-friendly information on a variety of fascinating topics. Like our parent company, Cider Mill Press Book Publishers, our press bears fruit twice a year, publishing a new crop of titles each spring and fall. Nataliia Tymoshenko is a designer and illustrator from Ukraine. She studied multimedia and publishing. After spending more than ten years in advertising and marketing, Tymoshenko decided to pursue her passion for illustrating children's books, and has since illustrated numerous children's stories. Tymoshenko currently lives in Ukraine.