About
Britta Teckentrup is working as a fine artist, writer and illustrator.
She was born in Hamburg, Germany. She later studied at St Martin's College of Art and the Royal College of Art in London.
Britta is the author and illustrator of many well-loved books for children, including Big Smelly Bear, Grumpy Cat and How Big is the World.
She has illustrated over 20 Children’s books which have been translated into many different languages.
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.

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 - Rosemary Canter - United Agents - London
Childrens Book Publishers - David Bennett - Boxer Books, Frances Lincoln Walker Books - London
Fine Art Gallery - James Freeman - Sesame Art - London

Clients include:
Vogue, Elle, Habitat, Volkswagen, Easyjet, Marie Claire, BBC Worldwide, Elle Decoration, Waitrose, The Artgroup, Boxerbooks, Chorion - Noddy Skew Studio, Waterstones, BDOSH, Evening Standard, Ragdoll/Teletubbies/In the Night Garden, Hasbro, Ravensburger, Tweenies, Orchard Books, 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, Audio Verlag, Regenerate Magazine, Ebury Press (Random House), Popi/Tralalire 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 - Korea, Lamberth - Denamrk, Bonnier Carlsen - Sweden, Gottmer - Holland, Hatier Jeunesse/Hachette - France, La Renaissance du Livre Jeunesse - France, Beijing Poplar Culture Project Co Ltd - China, World Fashion Channel

Published Children's Books:
2010 - "Little Wolf's Song", Boxer Books UK, Sterling US
2010 - "Big Noisy Book of Busy Places", Boxer Books UK, Sterling US
2009 - "Big Noisy Book of Animals", Boxer Books UK, Sterling US
co-editions: Hatier Jeunesse/Hachette, France
2009 - "Big Noisy Book of Dinosaurs", Boxer Books UK, Sterling US
co-editions: Gottmer - Holland
2008 - "Big Noisy Book of Vehicles", Boxer Books UK, Sterling US
co-editions: Hatier Jeunesse - France, Bonnier Carlsen - Sweden, Lamberth - Denmark, Daekyo - Korea , Gottmer - Holland
2008 - "A Happy Home", Boxer Books UK, Sterling US
2008 - "A Black Cat", Boxer Books UK, Sterling US
US Children's Book of the Month Club
2008 - "A Red Train", Boxer Books UK, Sterling US
Chosen book for Raising Readers
2008 - "A Starfish", Boxer Books, Sterling
US Children's Book of the Month Club
2008 - "Grumpy Cat", Boxer Books UK, Sterling US
co-edition: Koala Books - Australia
cholastic 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", Boxer Books UK, Sterling US
co-edition: Kokuyo - Japan
Chosen by Bank Street as one of the best children's books of 2008
2007 - "Big Smelly Bear", Boxer Books UK, Sterling US
co-editions: De Ballon - german, french & dutch
Koala Books - Australia
Kokuyo - Japan, Korea
Scholastic audio CD)
Texas 2X2 Reading List 2008
2004 - "Ten steps to bed time", Walker Books
2004 - "Flabby Tabby", Penny McKinlay, Frances Lincoln
co-editions: Sjostrads Forlag Stockholm
2003 - "Bumposaurus", 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
2001 - "Teletubbies" Animal Parade, BBC/Ragdoll
2001 - "Baby's like me", Malachy Doyle, Frances Lincoln /Penguin
co-editions Putnam, USA
2000 - "Plumpudding", Margarete Mayo, Orchard Books
1999 - "Well a crocodile can", 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", ABC/Viking
Publishers Weekly - starred review ,
1996 - "Kancil and the crocodiles", ABC/Simon&Schuster
1995 - "Elephants never forget", ABC/Freeman
1994 - "Coyote makes man", 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

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.