ABOUT
Leo Timmers (1970) studied advertising and graphic design and worked for many years as an illustrator.
He made his debut as a picture book author in 2000 with Happy With Me and was awarded with a Bookfeather (most promising picture book debut) the same year.
From then on Leo wrote most of his books himself. Gus’s Garage was awarded the 2017 Children’s and Youth Jury Award, a price Leo won eight times, and his book Bang was awarded the prestigious Bookpeacock Award (best illustrated book of the year).
A Home for Harry was elected Picture Book of the Year 2019 in the Netherlands and Monkey on the Run was chosen for the New York Times / New York Public Library 10 Best Illustrated Children’s Book 2019. In 2022 Elephant Island was selected as one of the 10 best picture books by The New York Times.
Leo’s books have been translated in 32 languages.
Photo © Jildiz Kaptein
Photo © Michiel Devijver
Interviews
On illustrating and writing picture books, at prentenbook.nl and iedereenleest.be (in dutch)
On his award-winning book Monkey on the Run at geckopress.com (in English)
The Making of Kind Crocodile
