Leo Timmers

Leo Timmers 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 seven 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. Monkey on the Run was selected for the New York Times / New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2019. Leo’s books have been translated in more than 25 languages.