Brendan Wenzel

Brendan Wenzel studied at Pratt Institute in New York and worked as a picture-book illustrator. He favored animal subjects in his illustrations and worked with magazines and environmental organizations. His picture book *They All Saw a Cat* marked his international breakthrough in 2017. The book was selected for the Caldecott Medal’s 2017 Honor List. The same year, *Leben* became the first German translation of one of his picture books.