Katja Mensing

Katja Mensing was born in Hamburg in 1968. She studied illustration at the Folkwang School in Essen and illustration and animation at the University of Applied Arts in Helsinki. She published her first children’s books while still a student. She went on to work as an illustrator and author for children’s books, publishers, and children’s magazines. Her work received several awards, including the international Prix Espace Enfants.