About
Britta Teckentrup is working as a fine artist, writer and illustrator.
She was born in Hamburg, growing up in a town 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.
Britta is the author and illustrator of many well-loved books for children, including the bestselling Big Smelly Bear, How Big is the World and Grumpy Cat, which was selected by the Booktrust's Bookstart scheme - 250,000 copies to be distributed to families throughout the UK.
Britta has illustrated over 40 children's books which have been published in over 20 different countries.
Her fine art work is frequently exhibited at her London gallery and at art fairs all over the world.
After 17 years in the UK - Britta now lives and works in Berlin with her husband and young son.

Education
1994-96 - MA(RCA) - Royal College of Art - Fine Art - London
1989-92 - BA(HONS) - Central St. Martins College of Art and Design - Illustration - London
1994 - Artist in residence, Cite International des Arts - Paris
1990 - Exchange, National College of Design - Dublin

Representation, UK Publishers, Gallerist
Illustration Agent - General Illustration - Folio - London
Literary Agent - Children's Books - Jodie Marsh - United Agents - London
Fine Art Gallery - James Freeman - Sesame Art - London

Clients include:
Vogue, Elle, Habitat, Jamie Oliver Magazine Yearbook, Volkswagen, London Transport/LIDA, Easyjet, Marie Claire, BBC Worldwide, Elle Decoration, Waitrose, Daily Telegraph, The Artgroup, Boxerbooks, Chorion - Noddy Skew Studio, Waterstones, BDOSH, Evening Standard, Delicious Magazine Ragdoll/Teletubbies/In the Night Garden, Hasbro, Ravensburger, Tweenies, Orchard Books, Albin Michel - France, Frances Lincoln, Simon & Schuster, Walker Books, Penguin Books, Korea Dewey, Korea Piaget, Southbank Centre, Hyronsha Japan, Dorling Kindersley, Scholastic, Ladybird, Candlewick Press, Sjostrads forlag Stockholm, Koala Books, Balloon Books, Milan Presse - Picoti/Toupie, Audio Verlag, Regenerate Magazine, Ebury Press (Random House), Popi/Tralalire/Belle Histoire/Pomme d'Api magazine - Bayard Press, Navyblue Design, Proximity London, Duncan Baird Publishing, New Scientist, Two Associates, Ahmad Tea, Sainsburys, Imaginear, The Scotsman, Emap, John Lewis, Bladonmore, De Ballon - Belgium, Daekyo Bertelsmann- Korea, Blue Rabbit - Korea, Bohem Press - Italien, Lamberth - Denamrk, Bonnier Carlsen - Sweden, Gottmer - Holland, Korea Piaget - Korea, Hatier Jeunesse/Hachette - France, La Renaissance du Livre Jeunesse - France, Beijing Poplar Culture Project Co Ltd - China, World Fashion Channel, Korea Piaget, Jacoby Stuart, Little Tiger Press, Nosy Crow , Büchergilde Gutenberg, Corgi/Random House, Handprint Books/Chronicle

Published Children's Books:

2012 October - "Lion",
by Britta Teckentrup
Bayard - France

2013 - "Playbook", Pop-up book & Play book
with paper engineer Corina Fletcher
Nosy Crow - London

2012 - "Playbook Farm", Pop-up book & Play book
with paper engineer Corina Fletcher
Nosy Crow - London
co-editions: Candlewick Press, USA, Greece, Holland, Spain, France, Sweden, Italy

2012 January - "Animal 123"
by Britta Teckentrup
Templar Publishing UK,
co-editions: Handprint Books/Chronicle, Walker Australia, Gallucci Editore - Italy

2012 January - "Animal Pattern"
by Britta Teckentrup
Templar Publishing UK
co-editions: Handprint Books/Chronicle, Gallucci Editore - Italy

2012 - "In the Night Garden - Party Book"
written by Andy Davenport,
BBC/Penguin/Ragdoll

2012 - "In the Night Garden"- Christmas Book"
written by Andy Davenport,
BBC/Penguin/Ragdoll

2011 - "In the Night Garden - Snow Book"
written by Andy Davenport,
BBC/Penguin/Ragdoll

2012 - "Les Belles Histoires"
Bayard, France

2012 - Pull out & Play - ABC,
Little Tiger Press

2012 - Pull out & Play - 123,
Little Tiger Press

2012 April- "A Quiet Day in the Jungle"
written by Andrew Weale,
Corgi/Random House UK

2012 April - "Big Noisy Book of Busy Places"
written by Harriet Blackford,
Boxer Books UK, Sterling US

2012 February - "Das 24-Stunden-Wimmelbuch" - Am Hafen ist was los!
by Britta Teckentrup
Jacoby Stuart - Berlin
co-editions: Samlaget - Norway

2012 August - "Das 24-Stunden-Wimmelbuch" - Auf der Baustelle ist was los!
by Britta Teckentrup
Jacoby Stuart - Berlin

2011 February - "Das 24-Stunden-Wimmelbuch" - In der Stadt ist was los!
by Britta Teckentrup
Jacoby Stuart - Berlin
co-editions: Bayard - France, De Fontein - Netherlands, Büchergilde Gutenberg, Club Bertelsmann

2011 August - "Das 24-Stunden-Wimmelbuch" - Auf dem Bauernhof ist was los!
by Britta Teckentrup
Jacoby Stuart - Berlin

2012 September - "The Wheels on the Bus"
by Britta Teckentrup
Orchard Books - new edition with sound chip

2011 August - "The Wheels on the Bus"
by Britta Teckentrup
Orchard Books UK
co-editions: Forlaget Flachs - Denmark, South Africa

2011 - "Les Frères Loup"
written by Pascale Chénel,
Les Belles Histoires, Bayard, France

2010 - "Little Wolf's Song"
by Britta Teckentrup
Boxer Books UK, Sterling US
co-editions: Albin Michel - France, Lamberth - Denmark, Bohem Press - Italy
Chosen as one of the 9 best books of 2010 by Smithonian Magazine US

2009 - "Big Noisy Book of Animals"
written by Harriet Blackford,
Boxer Books UK, Sterling US
co-editions: Hatier Jeunesse/Hachette - France, Lamberth - Denmark, Bonnier Carlsen - Sweden

2009 - "Big Noisy Book of Dinosaurs"
written by Harriet Blackford,
Boxer Books UK, Sterling US
co-editions: Gottmer - Holland, Lamberth - Denmark

2008 - "Big Noisy Book of Vehicles"
written by Ronnie Randall
Boxer Books UK, Sterling US
co-editions: Hatier Jeunesse - France, Bonnier Carlsen - Sweden, Lamberth - Denmark, Daekyo - Korea , Gottmer - Holland

2008 - "A Happy Home"
written by Bernette Ford,
Boxer Books UK, Sterling US
co-editions: Blue Rabbit - Korea

2008 - "A Black Cat"
written by Bernette Ford,
Boxer Books UK, Sterling US
US Children's Book of the Month Club
co-editions: Blue Rabbit - Korea

2008 - "A Red Train"
written by Bernette Ford,
Boxer Books UK, Sterling US
Chosen book for Raising Readers
co-editions: Blue Rabbit - Korea

2008 - "A Starfish"
written by Bernette Ford,
Boxer Books, Sterling
US Children's Book of the Month Club
co-editions: Blue Rabbit - Korea

2008 - "Grumpy Cat"
by Britta Teckentrup
Boxer Books UK, Sterling US
co-edition: Koala Books - Australia, DCTY - Korea, Lamberth - Denmark
Scholastic Audio CD
Chosen book for Bookstart UK - 150.000 copies sold,
Starred review Booklist,
Texas 2X2 Reading List 2009

2007 - "How Big is the World"
by Britta Teckentrup
Boxer Books UK, Sterling US
co-edition: Kokuyo - Japan, DCTY - Korea, Lamberth - Denmark
Chosen by Bank Street as one of the best children's books of 2008

2007 - "Big Smelly Bear"
by Britta Teckentrup
Boxer Books UK, Sterling US
co-editions: De Ballon - german, french & dutch
Koala Books - Australia
Lamberth - Denmark
Kokuyo - Japan, DCTY - Korea
Scholastic audio CD
Texas 2X2 Reading List 2008>
Voted as one of 100 Best Picturebooks of the Decade by Readingrecovery.org

2004 - "Ten steps to bed time"
by Britta Teckentrup
Walker Books/ Walker Books Australia

2004 - "Flabby Tabby"
written by Penny McKinlay
Frances Lincoln
co-editions: Sjostrads Forlag Stockholm

2004 - "Dog"
written by Daniel Pennac
Walker Books, Candlewick Press

2003 - "Bumposaurus"
written by Penny McKinlay
Frances Lincoln
co-edition: La Renaissance du Livre Jeunesse - France
Korea Dewey
Beijing Poplar Culture Project Co Ltd - China
read on the 'Cbeebies bedtime hour' by Graham Norton & John Barrowman
Recommended Read for World Book Day 2005

2002 - "Love Ruby Lavender"
written by Deborah Wiles
Walker Books

2001 - "Teletubbies" Animal Parade,
BBC/Ragdoll

2001 - "Baby's like me"
written by Malachy Doyle
Frances Lincoln /Penguin
co-editions Putnam, USA

2000 - "Plumpudding"
written by Margarete Mayo
Orchard Books

1999 - "Well a crocodile can"
written by Malachy Doyle
Frances Lincoln
co-editions: Millbrook Press USA
Viking - Australia
Hyronsha - Japan
Elfos Ediciones - Spanish & Catalan
White Ravens Award 2000

1997 - "Rumble in the jungle"
by Britta Teckentrup
ABC/Viking
Korea Piaget - Korea
Publishers Weekly - starred review ,

1996 - "Kancil and the crocodiles"
written by Noreha Yussof Day
ABC/Simon&Schuster

1995 - "Elephants never forget"
written by Natasha Biebow
ABC/Freeman

1994 - "Coyote makes man"
written by James Sage
ABC/Simon&Schuster,
New York Times Bookshelf
Publishers weekly starred review


Selected group shows
2009 The Illustrators' Eye, St. Martin's College of Art & Design, London
2005 -2009 Art Fair (AAF), Battersea, London
2007 Bridge Art Fair, London
2005 Art Fair (AAF), New York
1998 Whitechapel Open, The Tannery, London
1997 71:40, Group show, Milch Gallery, London
1996 The spirit of the staircase, RCA Group show, Victoria & Albert Museum, London
1996 RCA centenary show, Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London
1996 Last minute creations, Group Show, Parkhaus Gallerie, Berlin
1996 Front Art, Group show, Berlin
1996 RCA centenary show, Royal Festival Hall, London
1996 Four visions, Group show, SNAP, London

Awards:
Daler Rowney Award
Macmillan Children's books (highly recommended entry)
Elle talent competition - Finalist
Newcomer of the year, Creative Handbook
New York Times Bookshelf - 'Coyote makes man'
Texas 2x2 reading list 2008 & 2009
Chosen by Bank Street as one of the best children's books of 2008 - 'How big is the world'
Chosen book for Raising Readers - 'A red train'

Reviews
New York Times, TimeOut, Publishers Weekly, Creative Review, Kirkus Reviews, Creative Handbook, Elle Decoration, Hot Graphics, Children's Book Review, Portals, American Bookseller, Horn Book Guide, Books for Keeps, Children's Literature, Booklist and others

Copyright
Copyright to all material and/or works of art comprising or contained within this website is held by Britta Teckentrup a nd/or other copyright holders. It is prohibited to reproduce, modify, adapt or otherwise use any of the images or information in any manner or form without the express written permission of the copyright holder.