Leo Timmers

Leo Timmers (born 1970) is a Belgian children's book writer and illustrator. He started creating comics when he was 8 or 9 years old, and self-published one of them a few years later. He studied graphic design and published his first real book, Blij met mij, in 2000.

His 2019 book Monkey on the Run was listed as one of the 10 best illustrated books of the year by the New York Times. In 2022, Elephant Island was listed as one of the 10 best children's books of the year by the New York Times. His works have been translated in at least 25 languages.

Two of his works have been turned into animated series: Ziggy and the zootram and Derek the Deep-Sea Doctor.