On 1.11.11 twikga launches Tata&Squack - The Big Journey. This first adventure of Tata&Squack tells the story of the Great Migration of the Wildebeest, one of the most impressive events in the natural world. Tata&Squack travel along on the back of Moyo, a wildebeest while they hunt for the water treasure, fly over a vulcano, escape loins,... The illustrations are a mix of...
Seit einigen Jahren arbeiten wir an einem Buch über die Große Wanderung der Gnus im Serengeti Nationalpark in Tansania und der angrenzenden Masai Mara in Kenia. Dies ist einer der auffälligsten Tierzüge der Welt. Inzwischen gibt es tausende Fotos, Illustrationen und Textversionen in drei Sprache. Tata&Squack, Die Große Reise wird voraussichtlich im November 2011 beim twikga Verlag erscheinen....
Publishing is something completely new for me. I grew up in the Netherlands, where I studied Business Administration. After my studies I worked in marketing and e-commerce for big multinational companies. Moving to Hamburg, Germany, gave me the opportunity to study illustration design. My first book-project Tata&Squack, Die Grosse Reise, I developed together with the author Elisabeth Visser....
The name twikga is based on "twiga", which means giraffe in Swahili. The twikga logo and pattern are inspired by the coat of the giraffe. "Ik ga" means "I am going" in dutch. That is what I did, I went and set up my publishing company. When you say "ik ga twikga!", you are saying that you are "going with", or support twikga. That is when I say - Thanks for the follow!
twikga publishes books and more for the child in us. Wilderness, discovering things and imagination are important elements. twikga hopes to open the hearts of its readers for the wilderness, with its diversity of animals, plants and landscapes. Wildlife-photography plays an important role in twikga products. Phanhabs Lush Bush, twikga's first book, was published in November 2011. Phanhabs stands...
twikga is a small independent publishing company ... meaning that for now, I do most of the work on my own. Hard work, but I love it! Want to know more about my working days, the making of the books and the stories behind the pictures? This is where you will find it... and where you will meet our dog Duvel!
