George Butler is an award-winning artist specializing in current affairs and travel. His work has been published by the Times (London), BBC, the New York Times, the Guardian, CNN, and more, and has been displayed in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. His pen, ink, and watercolor drawings are made in situ, and he has reported on a range of conflicts and crises in countries including Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and, most recently, Ukraine. In 2014 he and three friends founded the Hands Up Foundation, which promotes awareness of the ongoing war in Syria and supports salaries of professionals in the country. It has so far raised more than £4 million. Drawn Across Borders was his first children's book. George Butler lives in London.