Ayuko Tanaka
Ayuko Tanaka is a Japanese author-illustrator who lives in France. She has published picture books and created illustrations for children’s anthologies and book covers, mostly in Japan and Germany. Some of her books have been translated to Chinese and Korean. After graduating from Fukushima University, she received her MA from Chelsea College of Arts, University of Arts London. She has been living with her husband in Europe for the last ten years. After three years in Berlin, she settled in the suburbs of Paris. In 2000, she received the special mention of Bologna Children’s Book Fair Illustrators Exhibition. You can visit her at www.ayukotanaka.com or on Instragram @ayukotanaka. She is represented by Eve Adler.