Yael Gov­er is a writer and senior edi­tor of chil­dren’s books at Kin­neret-Zmo­ra Pub­lish­ing House in Israel. She was born in Jerusalem and now lives in Ramat Gan, where she rais­es three chil­dren, two lemon trees and one dog. Hav­ing worked with the some of the best authors in Israel, she has left a dis­tinc­tive mark on chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture in Hebrew. Her books Doc­tor Yoyo and The Emir and the Jew­ish Cob­bler, were both select­ed for the PJ Library, and Doc­tor Yoyo won the pres­ti­gious Dvo­ra Omer award for chil­dren’s literature.