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About 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. Britta is the author and illustrator of many well-loved books for children, including the bestselling 'The Memory Tree', 'The Odd One Out', 'Tree & Bee' and 'Grumpy Cat', which was selected by the Booktrust's Bookstart scheme - 250,000 copies to be distributed to families throughout the UK. Her awards include a nomination for the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis and a Special Mention 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 has been invited to give workshops at The Edinburgh Book Festival, Hay Festival, Bath Festival and Ilustratour and her fine art work has been frequently exhibited at her London gallery and at art fairs all over the world. You can listen to an interview on Deutschlandfunk here Since 1993 Britta has written and illustrated over 100 children's picture books which have been translated into 25 different languages. After 17 years in the UK - Britta now lives and works in Berlin with her Scottish husband, son Vincent and their old cat Oskar. Education 1994-96 - MA(RCA) - Royal College of Art - Fine Art Printmaking- 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 1988-89 - Foundation Course - Harrow College of Higher Education (now University of Westminster) 1980-1988 - St. Anna Gymnasium/Grammar School, Wuppertal Awards etc.: 2019 - 'My Little Book of Big Questions' has received a Kirkus starred review (originally published by Jacoby&Stuart/UK and US co-editions by Prestel) 2019 - 'Die Schule?' (Jacoby&Stuart) - 'DIE BESTEN 7 - Deutschlandradio Kultur ' (January) 2018 - 'Moon' is nominated for the ' Kate Greenaway Award' 2018 - 'Under the Same Sky' is shortlisted for the ' Kate Greenaway Award' 2018 - 'The Egg' (Prestel) has received a special mention at the Bologna Ragazzi Non Fiction Award 2018 2018 - Artwork selected for the 'Ilustrarte 2018' in Portugal 2017 - 'Die Feder/Birds and Their Feathers' is shortlisted for the 'Nami Concours 2019 ' 2018 - 'Look at the Weather' has received a Kirkus starred review and is on the Kirkus Best Children's Books of 2018 List! 2018 - 'We Are Together', 'Before I Wake Up', 'Under the Same Sky' and 'Bee' are read on BBC's Cbeebies by Orlando Bloom, Suranne Jones, Celia Imrie and George Ezra 2017 - 'Under the Same Sky' is longisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2017 - 'Under the Same Sky' & 'Never Take a Bear to School' are nominated for the ' Kate Greenaway Award' 2017 - 'Worauf wartest du?' (Jacoby&Stuart) is on the White Ravens list 2017 2017 - 'Don't Wake Up Tiger/'Ssst! De tijger slaapt' (Nosy Crow/Gottmer) has been chosen as the 'Dutch picture book of the year 2018' 2017 - 'Das Ei' (Prestel) - 'Emys Sachbuchpreis im Monat September' 2017 - 'Das Ei' (Prestel) - 'DIE BESTEN 7 - Deutschlandradio Kultur ' (June) 2017 - 'Das Ei' (Prestel) ist Naturbuchtipp des Monats Mai 2017, Deutsche Akademie für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur 2017 - 'Don't Wake Up Tiger' (Nosy Crow) has been nominated for the Children's and Teen Choice Book Awards in the US 2017 - 'Worauf wartest du?' (Jacoby&Stuart) won the Purple Island Award at the 'Nami Concours 2017 ' 2017 - 'Worauf wartest du?' (Jacoby&Stuart) - Book recommendation on '3Sat Kulturzeit' (4.November) 2016 - 'Worauf wartest du?' (Jacoby&Stuart) - 'DIE BESTEN 7 - Deutschlandradio Kultur ' (November) 2016 - 'Alle Wetter' (Jacoby&Stuart) is shown on 'Kika' 2016 - 'The Odd One Out' series (Templar) has won an excellence award at the 'Global Illustration Awards' awarded at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2016 - 'Alle Wetter' (Jacoby&Stuart) is nominated for the DJLP (Sachbuch) Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis 2016 2016 - 'Alle Wetter' (Jacoby&Stuart) has received a special mention at the Bologna Ragazzi Non Fiction Award 2016 2016 - Bologna Book Fair, selected for the Buchkollektion der "alten Meister", Germany Guest of Honour 2016 2016 - Tree, is nominated for the Independent Book Seller Award 2016 - Tree/Baum der Jahreszeiten, is on the shortlist for Die schönsten deutschen Bücher 2016 - Selected into the top ten of the 'Dutch picture book of the year' award/Prentenboek TopTien 2016 - 'Tree' 2015 - Ilustratour - invited guest artist for Germany, Madrid 2015 - Parents' Choice Awards - recommendation for 'Get Out of My Bath', Nosy Crow 2015 - Natur Buchtipp Oktober 2015 'Der Baum der Jahreszeiten', Deutsche Akademie für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur e.V. 2015 - Institut für Jugendliteratur, Wien 'Alle Wetter', Buch des Monats August 2015 2015 - Die 100 Besten, Münchner Bücherschau Junior - Der Baum der Jahreszeiten 2015 - Emys Sachbuchpreis Juli 2015 WIS proWissen Potsdam e. V. - 'Alle Wetter' 2015 - Klima Buchtipp April 2015'Alle Wetter', Deutsche Akademie für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur e.V. 2015 - „Alle Wetter“ steht auf der Longlist der diesjährigen Wissensbücher des Jahres 2015 - „Tree“ wriiten by Pat Hegarty and published by Little Tiger UK has won the Junior Design Award for most innovative picture book 2015 - Nominated for the Beehive Book Award Children’s Literature Association of Utah - 'The Odd One Out' 2015 - Chosen book for Bookstart/Stiftung Lesen Belgium - 'Lauf nach Haus, kleine Maus' (Got tmer/Jacoby&Stuart) 2015 - Selected as one of the best 30 books for children in 2015 by Crescer magazine in Brazil - 'The Memory Tree' (Rovelle/Orchard) 2014 - FINALISTA en el Premio del Gremio de Libreros de Madrid - 'The Memory Tree' 2014 - ABC Best Books for Children (American Booksellers Association) - 'The Odd One Out' 2014 - Parents' Choice Awards - silver honor for 'The Odd One Out' 2014 - Selected into the top ten of the 'Dutch picture book of the year' award/Prentenboek TopTien 2015 - 'Snel naar huis kleine muis' 2014 - CCBC Choice of 2014 - Run Home Little Mouse, Kids Can Press 2014 - Eselsohr September 2014 - Cover, Galerie und Portät von Kathrin Köller 2013 - Die 100 Besten, Münchner Bücherschau junior - Der Baum der Erinnerung 2013 - Kinder- und Jugendbuchliste SR, Radio Bremen, Winter 2013/14 - Der Baum der Erinnerung 2013 - Chosen by Bank Street as one of the best children's books of 2013 - 'Animal 123' (Outstanding Merit) & Animal Spots and Stripes 2013 - 'A Quiet Day in the Jungle' is shortlisted in the Baby Book Category for the Sheffield Children’s Book Award 2013 - 'Monsieur lion chez le coiffeur' is one of 36 books shortlisted for the Prix jeunesse des libraires du Québec 2013 - 'Monsieur lion chez le coiffeur' is one of the 5 books shortlisted in the 2/3 category for the Prix du hérisson 2013/14 2013 - 'Best Books for Babies' - one of the 10 selected books, Animal Spots & Sripes/123 2013 - Smart Book Award Winner - Grumpy Cat 2013 - Grand Canyon Reader Award shortlist - Grumpy Cat 2013 - CCBC Choice of 2013 - Animal Spots & Stripes 2013 - Bücher, die noch keiner kennt, Münchner Bücherschau junior - Ab ins Bett, kleiner Bär 2013 - Best Children's Books of 2013, Gift book category, Amazon.com - Playbook Pirates 2012 - '123-Tierzählerei' is one of 15 books selected by Bookstart Switzerland (buchstart.ch) for their recommended reading list of 2012/13 2012 - Die 100 Besten, Münchner Bücherschau junior - Lauf nach Haus, kleine Maus 2012 - Kirkus starred review for 'Playbook Farm' 2012 - Chosen for 'Little Big Books' by Gestalten Verlag 2010 - Chosen as one of the 9 best books of 2010 by Smithonian Magazine - Little Wolf's Song 2009 - Chosen book for Bookstart UK (250.000 copies) - Grumpy Cat 2009 - Texas 2x2 reading list Big Smelly Bear 2009 - Voted as one of 100 Best Picturebooks of the Decade by Readingrecovery.org- Big Smelly Bear 2009 - Chosen book for Raising Readers - 'A red train' 2008 - Texas 2x2 reading list Grumpy Cat 2008 - Chosen by Bank Street as one of the best children's books of 2008 - 'How big is the world' 2005 - Recommended Read for World Book Day 2005 - Bumposaurus 2004 - Read on the 'Cbeebies bedtime hour' by Graham Norton & John Barrowman - Bumposaurus 2000 - White Ravens 2000 for 'Well, a Crocodile Can' - written by Malachy Doyle 1996 - Daler Rowney Award 1996 for Printmaking, RCA 1994 - New York Times Bookshelf - 'Coyote makes man' 1992 - Macmillan Children's books (highly recommended entry) 1992 - Work selected for Images - Best of British Illustration 1992 - Elle talent competition - Finalist 1992 - Newcomer of the year, Creative Handbook Interviews, workshops & events: January 2017 - Prentenboek van het jaar 2018 -various workshops in the Netherland August 2017 - Edinburgh Festival - Workshop and readings - click here 31st May - Hay Festival - Workshop and Down the Rabbit Hole LIVE (Kate Greenaway Medal Winners: The Illustrators Who Made Us) with: Rob Biddulph, Leigh Hobbs, Emma Lewis and Britta Teckentrup - click here April 2017 - Interview with Ute Wegmann - Deutschlandfunk - Büchermarkt Bücher für junge Leser 'Das Dunkle zieht mich an...' - click here October 2016 - Various events at the Bath- and Guildford Book Festivals October 2016 - Interviews in Der Buchmarkt, The Scottish Book Trust, Artist&Illustrators magazine April 2016 - Waterstones Picadilly, in conversation with Damian Kelleher (with Ben Newman,Benji Davies and myself); London April 2016 - Central St Martins, talk and various school events and book signings in London April 2016 - The Guardian - Guardian Gallery with 'Before I Wake Up' December 2015 - Portrait & Seite 1002, Herbstausgabe 1000 und 1 Buch, Wien October 2015 - The Guardian - How to draw feature with 'Tree', Little Tiger Press 20-26.7.2015 - Ilustratour invited artist, Madrid, 4 day workshop for professionals & book signings 22.7.2015 - Workshop for children 'Hans im Glück', Goethe Institut, Madrid 14.6.2015 - RBB Radio 1, Interview über 'Alle Wetter', Literaturagenten, Thomas Böhm & Lydia Herms 10.6.2015 - Workshop for children & exhibition, Büchereien Wien 10.6.2015 - Interview Stube Wien, 1001 Buch 16.6.2015 - Radio Interview Ö1 Radio 3.12.2015 - Workshop, Stadtbücherei, Berlin Mitte - Luisenbad September 2014 - Interview & Cover, Eselsohr 2014 - Radio France Inter - Un intrus s'est perdu 2013 - Münchner Bücherschau - reading, workshop & exhibition for children 'The Memory Tree' 2011 - present - Readings in various bookshops and schools 1994 - 2005 - Visiting lecturer at various colleges including Central St. Martins & Middlesex University Exhibitions etc 2018 - 100 outstanding picturebooks’ exhibition at the Frankfurt Book Fair - dpictus.com 2018 - Augen ZU? Augen AUF! Exhibiton curated by Christine Knödler at the Münchner Bücherschau with Quint Buchholz, Mira Poferl, Susanne Straßer and Britta Teckentrup 2018 - Buchsegler, Exhibition of 'Worauf wartest du?', Berlin 2018 - Ilustrarte 2018 Exhibition, Portugal 2018 - 'Ei & Feder', Exhibition at Krumulus , Berlin 2018 - 'Licht aus! Die Nacht im Bilderbuch', Städtische Galerie, Rosenheim 2018 - Gruppenaustellung, Burg Wissem, Bilderbuchmuseum 2017 - Nami island, Exhibition - Nami Concours 2017 (Purple island winner 'Worauf wartest du?') 2017 - 'Schöner verstehen'Exhibition at Illu 3 – Freiburger Festival für Illustration , Freiburg 2017 - 'Worauf wartest du?'Exhibition at Ravenburger Lesefestival 2017, Buchhandlung „Anna Rahm mit Büchern unterwegs“ 2016 - Bologna Book Fair, selected for the 'Buchkollektion der "alten Meister"', Germany Guest of Honour 2016 2016 - Illustration Cupboard, London; 'Das Beste von Allem' - group exhibition 2015 - Exhibition as part of 'Das Beste von Allem', Burg Wissem Stiftung Illustration 2015 - Exhibition, Büchereien, Wien 2014 - Gruppenaustellung 'Es wimmelt in der Burg'- Wimmelbücher überall, Burg Wissem, Bilderbuchmuseum 2013 - Münchner Bücherschau, Austellung und Lesung -'Der Baum der Erinnerung', Gasteig 2013 - Gruppenaustellung (Achtung Baustelle), Burg Wissem, Bilderbuchmuseum 2003-2010 - Represented and annual exhibition - James Freeman Gallery, London 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 Bibliography 2018 - "Working Title - Mole..." by Britta Teckentrup Orchard Books 2018 - "Working Title - Fantastic" by Britta Teckentrup Nosy Crow 2018 - "Working Title" by Britta Teckentrup Templar/Big Picture Press 2017 - "Working Title - Best Bear Friends" by Britta Teckentrup Orchard Books 2017 - "Working Title -The Wall" by Britta Teckentrup Orchard Books 2017 - "Working Title" by Britta Teckentrup Nosy Crow 2017 - "Working Title" by Britta Teckentrup Templar/Big Picture Press 2016 - "Bee" by Britta Teckentrup, Pat Hegarty Little Tiger/Caterpillar - London 2016 - "Worauf wartest du" by Britta Teckentrup Jacoby&Stuart, Berlin 2016 - "OSKAR LOVES..." by Britta Teckentrup Prestel - Berlin, London, New York 2016 - "Nachts, wenn alles schläft" "Before I wake Up" by Britta Teckentrup Prestel - Berlin, London, New York 2016 - "One is Not a Pair" by Britta Teckentrup Big Picture Press/Templar, London 2016 - "Schau mal, da ist ein Wurm drin"" by Britta Teckentrup Ars Edition 2016 - "Don't Wake Up the Tiger" by Britta Teckentrup Nosy Crow 2015 - "Welches Tier tapst denn hier?" by Britta Teckentrup Ars Edition 2015 - "Alle Wetter" by Britta Teckentrup Jacoby Stuart - Berlin Spring 2015 - "Where's the Pair" by Britta Teckentrup Templar - London Spring 2015 - "The Odd One Out- Postcard Book" by Britta Teckentrup Templar - London 2015 - "Tous mes habits" by Britta Teckentrup Bayard - Paris 2015 - "Take a Shape" "Triangle" - "Square" - "Line" - "Circle" 4 picture books by Britta Teckentrup Words & Pictures/Quarto - London 2015 - "Tree" illustrated by Britta Teckentrup Little Tiger Press- London 2015 - "Get Out of my Bath!" by Britta Teckentrup Nosy Crow - London 2015 - "Up and Down" Paperback by Britta Teckentrup Templar - London Autumn 2014 - "Your Hand in my Hand" written by Mark Sperring Orchard - London Co-editions: German, French, Finnish, Chinese, Korean, US Spring 2014 - "Die Katze" - "Die Maus" - "Die Eule" - "Die Ente" by Britta Teckentrup Ars Edition Autumn 2014 - "Playbook Castle" with paper engineer Corina Fletcher Nosy Crow - London Spring 2014 - "Monsieur Lion s'habille" by Britta Teckentrup Bayard Editions - France 2015 - "In the Night Garden" 4 illustrated board books Penguin Books - London Autumn 2014 - "The 12 Days of Christmas" illustrated by Britta Teckentrup Little Tiger Press- London Spring 2014 - "The Odd One Out" by Britta Teckentrup Templar - London Co-editions: german, norwegian, chinese, french, US, italian Spring 2014 - "Busy Bunny Days" by Britta Teckentrup Chronicle Books - US edition of Jacoby Stuart's Busy Books Publishers Weekly starred review! 2013 - "Fast and Slow" illustrated by Britta Teckentrup Barefoot Books - UK/US 2013 - "Big and Small" illustrated by Britta Teckentrup Barefoot Books - UK/US 2013 - "Up & Down" by Britta Teckentrup Templar - UK Co-editions: Australia, US, France, Chinese 2013 - "Clumsy Duck" by Britta Teckentrup Boxer Books Co-editions: US, German. Australian, Chinese 2013 - "Grumpy Cat - Board Book Edition" by Britta Teckentrup Boxer Books - UK,US 2013 - "Big Smelly Bear - Board Book Edition" by Britta Teckentrup Boxer Books - UK,US 2013 - "Monsieur lion chez le coiffeur", by Britta Teckentrup Bayard - France Co-editions: South Korean One of 36 books shortlisted for the Prix jeunesse des libraires du Québec 2013 2013 - "Ab ins Bett, kleiner Bär", by Britta Teckentrup Jacoby Suart Co-editions: danish, US 2013 - "Playbook Pirates" with paper engineer Corina Fletcher Nosy Crow - London Co-editions: greek, dutch, spanish, catalan, US, italian New York Time Out best pop-up book of 2013 Amazon.com best gift book of 2013 2013 - "The Wheels on the Bus - Paperback Edition", by Britta Teckentrup Orchard Books 2013 - "The Memory Tree" Britta Teckentrup Orchard Books/Hachette - London Co-editions: dutch, finnish, german, french, japanese, south korean, welsh, spanish, brazilian, chinese 2013 - "My Book of Opposites", illustrated by Britta Teckentrup Little Tiger Press Co-editions: US, french 2013 - "My Book of Counting", illustrated by Britta Teckentrup Little Tiger Press Co-editions: US, french 2014 - "My Book of Colours", illustrated by Britta Teckentrup Little Tiger Press Co-editions: US 2013 - "Les Frères Loup" written by Pascale Chénel, Les Belles Histoires, Bayard, France 2012 - "Lauf nach Haus, kleine Maus" by Britta Teckentrup Jacoby Stuart - Berlin Co-editions: Büchergilde Gutenberg, spanish, dutch, north american, korean, french Die 100 Besten 2012, Boersenverein München 2012 - "The Wheels on the Bus" by Britta Teckentrup Orchard Books - new edition with sound chip 2012 - "Playbook Farm" with paper engineer Corina Fletcher Nosy Crow - London co-editions: Candlewick Press - USA, Greece, Holland/Belgium, Spain France, Sweden, Italy, Allen&Unwin - New Zealand, german; Brazil Reviews in the Telegraph, The Times, Time Out NY and more... Kirkus starred review 2012 - "Animal 123" by Britta Teckentrup Templar Publishing UK, co-editions: Handprint Books/Chronicle, Walker Australia, Gallucci Editore - Italy Cruilla - Spain, Ars Edition - Germany, Editions Tourbillon - France Review in the NY Times as one of the best inter-active books of the season One of the CCBC Choices of 2013 Best Books for Babies 2013 2012 - "Animal Spots & Stripes" by Britta Teckentrup Templar Publishing UK co-editions: Handprint Books/Chronicle, Gallucci Editore - Italy Shown on the Booktrust Site One of the CCBC Choices of 2013 Best Books for Babies 2013 2012 - "123 Tierzählerei" by Britta Teckentrup Ars Edition One of 15 books selected by Bookstart Switzerland (buchstart.ch) for their recommended reading list for 2012/13 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 2012 - "A Quiet Day in the Jungle" written by Andrew Weale, Corgi/Random House UK co-editions: Sterling US One of six books shortlisted in the Baby Book Category for the Sheffield Children’s Book Award 2013 2012 - "Big Noisy Book of Busy Places" written by Harriet Blackford, Boxer Books UK, Sterling US, Chinese 2012 - "Das 24-Stunden-Wimmelbuch - Am Hafen ist was los! by Britta Teckentrup Jacoby Stuart - Berlin co-editions: Samlaget - Norway, Chronicle - USA, Bayard - France, Bókadeild Føroya Lærarafelags - Faroe Islands, Fontein - Netherlands 2012 - "Das 24-Stunden-Wimmelbuch - Auf der Baustelle ist was los!" by Britta Teckentrup Jacoby Stuart - Berlin co-editions: Büchergilde Gutenberg, France 2011 - "In the Night Garden - Snow Book" written by Andy Davenport, BBC/Penguin/Ragdoll 2011 - "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, Chronicle - USA 2011 - "Das 24-Stunden-Wimmelbuch - Auf dem Bauernhof ist was los!" by Britta Teckentrup Jacoby Stuart - Berlin co-editions: Chronicle - USA 2011 - "The Wheels on the Bus" by Britta Teckentrup Orchard Books UK co-editions: Forlaget Flachs - Denmark, South Africa, Sterling - USA, Lind & Co - Sweden 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, Chinese
2009 - "Big Noisy Book of Dinosaurs"
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