Claudia Weikert

Claudia Weikert, born in 1969, grew up in the Vogelsberg region surrounded by many animals. She studied interior architecture at universities of applied sciences in Wiesbaden and Mainz before turning to illustration through an assistantship and the Ateliergemeinschaft labor studio. As a freelance illustrator, she has created numerous children’s and picture books for various publishers, including *Das Tri Tra Trampeltier. Reime für Kleine*, *Dieses Tier bleibt jetzt hier!* and the hedgehog stories *Waldtage!* and *Die Eroberung der Villa Herbstgold*. She has also worked as a multimedia editor for ZDF children’s television.