Varya KolesnikovaVarya Kolesnikova was born in the small Russian city of Penza. She was trained as a high school teacher of Russian literature and language, but after university she moved to St. Petersburg and was drawn back to her other early love--illustration. Shenow works fulltime as an illustrator with a specialty in children's books. She absolutely loves to draw animals, and dogs are her favourite! Read More Read Less