Julia Hansson

Julia Hansson is a Swedish illustrator. She studied at Konstfack in Stockholm and Tama Art University in Tokyo. Her first picture book Billie and Bean at the Beach was nominated for the August Prize in 2020. Since then, two more books about Billie and Bean have been published.

From the jury’s motivation 2020: ”A sun-kissed day at the beach has rarely been caught as in Billie, Frank and the Sea. Julia Hansson’s delightful picture book debut conveys beach-feeling and warmth through an incomparable lighting that provides physical recognition. The child’s will and reluctance as well as the sun’s rays are masterly and subtly drawn.”

Books by Julia Hansson: