Alexandra Boiger
Alexandra Boiger (* in Munich ) is a writer and illustrator of picture books for children and young people.
Life
Boiger was born in Munich as the youngest of 7 siblings. After finishing school, she studied graphic design at the Augsburg University of Applied Sciences . After graduating, she first worked for the animation film departments of Warner Brothers and Dreamworks . She then drew as an illustrator for children's books and also writes and illustrates books herself. She lives in California with her husband and daughter.
She became known for the bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton , to which she contributed the pictures and reached number 1 on the New York Times bestseller list , and the follow-up volume She Persisted Around the World .
Works (selection)
illustration
- She Persisted Text by Chelsea Clinton , Philomel Books , 2017, ISBN 978-1524741723
- She Persisted Around the World Text by Chelsea Clinton, Philomel Books, 2018, ISBN 978-0525516996
Book series
- Tallulah's together with the author Marilyn Singer
- Roxie and the Hooligans with writer Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Author and illustrator
- Max and Marla , Max and Marla, GP Putnam's Sons , 2015, ISBN 978-0399175046
- Max and Marla Are Having a Picnic , GP Putnam's Sons, 2018, ISBN 978-0399175053
Web links
- About the author's website
- Alexandra Boiger in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alexandra Boiger penguinrandomhouse.com
- ^ She Persisted Around the World
- ^ The Most Anticipated Children's and YA Books of Spring 2018 Publishers Weekly
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Boiger, Alexandra |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Children's author and children's book illustrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |