Alexandra Milton is an artist and illustrator. She was born in Paris and brought up on a diet of beautifully illustrated children’s books. She studied art and English in Paris and then moved to England, where she worked as a primary school teacher before becoming a full-time illustrator. Her chosen media is collage. She has developed a unique artistic style, collecting paper from around the world that she tears and weaves into a multitude of layers to represent animals, birds, and plants. The artwork in her debut children’s book, Call Me Gorgeous!, was nominated for the 2010 Kate Greenaway Medal. The book was also a 2009 Book Start choice, distributed free to 100,000 children across the UK. Other titles for Boxer include: Who is in the Egg? and Whose Tracks in the Snow?—both of which were nominated for the Information Book Award. Milton lives with her husband and daughters in London, UK.

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