Sandra Dieckmann author page

Sandra Dieckmann biography

Sandra Dieckmann is an illustrator, author and maker. She was born in northern Germany, and her creative work is inspired by nature, wildlife, drifting thoughts and dreams.

Her first book as both author and illustrator was Leaf. Leaf was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal, longlisted for the Klaus Flugge Prize, and shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and the AOI World Illustration Award.

The Dog That Ate the World was her second picture book. It was published by Flying Eye Books on 21 August 2018, and the story follows animals who must work together after an enormous dog swallows them one by one.

Her Hachette Children’s Group books include Waiting for Wolf, a picture book about bereavement, and The Magic Feather, a picture book about finding a personal spark. She illustrated Portrait of an Artist: Frida Kahlo, written by Lucy Brownridge.

Grimms’ Fairy Tales, written and illustrated by the Brothers Grimm and Sandra Dieckmann, was published by Candlewick on 23 September 2025. The 176-page collection contains twenty fairy tales and is intended for children aged 4 to 8.

Sandra Dieckmann teaching resources

• Sandra Dieckmann’s official website gives a children’s books list, illustration galleries, a contact form and literary agency contact details for book illustration and writing enquiries.
• Flying Eye Books’ Leaf activity sheet provides a downloadable Leaf crown craft sheet for ages 3-5 and 5-7, with guidance to print the crown in A3.
• Teachwire’s Leaf resource page provides two downloadable PDFs for Years 1-6: a three-page KS1 cross-curricular activity pack and an eight-page KS2 pack covering Art and Design, English and Geography.
• Oak National Academy’s Leaf book club unit provides three Year 2 English lessons with slide decks, worksheets, quizzes, videos and lesson overviews on prediction, vocabulary and belonging.
• Cast of Thousands’ Leaf page provides classroom activities using close looking, plant drawing, collage, drama, freeze frames, role play, sensory word banks, soundscapes and writing from different viewpoints.
• No Outsiders’ Leaf lesson plan provides a Year 6 lesson by Andrew Moffat with learning intention, success criteria, starter questions, paired discussion, role play, a labelled sketch activity, plenary and assessment-for-learning questions.