Leo Timmers (born 1970) is a Belgian children's book writer and illustrator.
[2] He studied graphic design and published his first real book, Blij met mij, in 2000.
[4] In 2022, Elephant Island was listed as one of the 10 best children's books of the year by the New York Times.
[4] Two of his works have been turned into animated series: Ziggy and the zootram and Derek the Deep-Sea Doctor.
[3] Timmers has published many books, below is a selection of those that have been translated in English.