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Uwe Becker was born and grew up in Krefeld. After studying biology, which took him to Tenerife, the Ivory Coast and Zimbabwe, he began writing poems for children in the 1990s. He lives in Cologne, where he has a garden, and in Wendland, which he loves very much. He also has a very adventurous dog…

Julian Tapprich, born in 1982 in Zurich, studied comparative literature and photography in Vienna and works as an illustrator and cartoonist. juliantapprich.com

After studying to be a teacher in Hamburg, Wiltrud Wagner went on to do a second degree: Illustration at the HAW Hamburg with a degree in design. She has been working as a freelance illustrator since 1994. She works in the children’s book sector and has illustrated learning materials and school books. She lives in…

Adrian Draschoff is a filmmaker and author based in Cologne. He has worked on documentary and fictional productions for various TV channels, for Netflix and for cinema. For the anti-racism children’s series “Moooment”, he and the team of authors were nominated for the Grimme Prize, the Golden Sparrow and the Civis Media Prize in 2022….

Natascha Baumgärtner works as a freelance illustrator in Berlin. Her clients include newspapers and magazines such as “Die Zeit”, “Geo Reisen”, “New York Times” and others. When You Dream is Natascha Baumgärtner’s first picture book for children.

Mira Schönegge is an illustrator and diversity trainer. She lives in Berlin and gives ceramics courses for children. She started writing stories while traveling, when she and her daughter drove south along the Atlantic coast in a little red bus. Mira has also been to the island of Ometepe twice. It exists in real life,…

Franziska Höllbacher is an author and illustrator. She graduated in media design from Salzburg University of Applied Sciences in 2021. She wrote, illustrated and published her first picture books during her studies. Peggy’s Period Project is her first novel, which she hopes will be followed by many more. She lives in Bavaria with her partner…