I have three passions since childhood: books, drawings and animals. As a child, I would read or even just looked at the illustrations for hours on end. I was absolutely fascinated by the books of Tomi Ungerer, Arnold Lobel, Rosemary Wells, Beatrix Potter and John Strickland Goodall.

At home, my brother and sisters and I spent a lot of time inventing plays for our puppets. My father built us a beautiful puppet theater and my uncle, who is an interior designer, created wonderful sets. I started writing and illustrating stories when I was quite young. If I hadn’t become an author and illustrator, I probably would have become a wildlife photographer. As a child, I couldn't decide if I wanted to be an artist or a zoologist but, as I doodled all the time (even all over my notebooks during class) an artist career was more reasonable!

When I am not drawing, writing or reading, I love to take photos, hike, travel and I stand up for animal rights—in particular by making vegan pastries.

Books by Rosalinde Bonnet