Not very long after Josje van Koppen (Delft, the Netherlands, 1961) was born, she started drawing. She hasn't stopped since then. As a child she read every book in the local library and she illustrated them all. Not on the pages of the books, of course, but on all sorts of pieces of paper. It was no surprise that Josje later attended the Art Academy in Rotterdam to become a professional illustrator. At the academy she met her husband, with whom she has two splendid sons. Josje has made drawings for magazines and leaflets, but she now works mostly for educational publishers. In addition, she writes and illustrates her own books for commercial publishers.

Not very long after Josje van Koppen (Delft, the Netherlands, 1961) was born, she started drawing. She hasn't stopped since then. As a child she read every book in the local library and she illustrated them all. Not on the pages of the books, of course, but on all sorts of pieces of paper. It was no surprise that Josje later attended the Art Academy in Rotterdam to become a professional illustrator. At the academy she met her husband, with whom she has two splendid sons. Josje has made drawings for magazines and leaflets, but she now works mostly for educational publishers. In addition, she writes and illustrates her own books for commercial publishers.