Britta Teckentrup

Britta Teckentrup is an award-winning illustrator, author and fine artist. She was born in Hamburg and grew up in a city called Wuppertal. She moved to London in 1988 to study illustration and fine art at St Martin's College and the Royal College of Art. Her awards include two Special Mentions at the Bologna Ragazzi Award for Alle Wetter and The Egg. Don't Wake Up Tiger was Dutch picture book of the year 2018 and Under the Same Sky on the shortlist for the Kate Greenaway Award. Britta now lives and works in Berlin with her Scottish husband and their son Vincent. Her book, Tiger Tiger Burning Bright, was shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year 2020.