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Meet our team.


We are a team of four international people who love creating stories that kids love and contributing to making the world a better place with our ideas and books. TULINGI is a passion project of ours and we love the idea that we are making families happy with what we create.


SUSANNE

AUTHOR, MARKETING

Susanne is a Kids Book Author and a Marketing Expert from Germany. She lives with her family in Munich. She recently wrote and illustrated the book "Kiwi in Lederhosen". Susanne has more than 15 years of experience in Marketing, studying Media Economics, and working in well-known international companies in all areas of Communication (Online, Events, Social Media, Content, PR, etc.).  She has a green heart, loves the mountains, nature and doing creative projects.

ANDREA

ILLUSTRATOR

Having worked in the IT-business for many years, Andrea not only is an illustrator at heart but also has a lot of experience in collaborating with colleagues from around the globe. Andrea, her husband and their two kids are living in Bavaria, very close to Munich. She loves to hike and explore the world together with her family. At the moment she is working on bringing "Tyler's Tale of Blake the Whale" to life and is looking forward to the next project of TULINGI.

GAVIN

PROOF-READER, LYRICIST

Gavin comes from New Zealand but lives in Munich, Germany with his family. He loves all aspects of arts, from writing books and songs to being behind the drums. Gavin Polkinghorne is a Co-Illustrator for "Kiwi in Lederhosen" and the Supervisor for the Kiwi-specific content. Next to working in the hospitality industry for more than 10 years, he is currently working on his own kids book called "Tyler's Tale of Blake the Whale".

JACK

MUSIC, COMPOSER

Jack is a Music Director, Pianist and Composer from Sheffield, England. After studying Music at the University of Sheffield Jack specialised in Musical Theatre with a masters degree in Musical Direction from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, and often works on various musical productions around the UK as a keyboard pit musician and musical director. As a composer, Jack has written and arranged pieces for theatre and solo artists.