Qin Leng was born in Shanghai, and lived in France and Montreal. She now lives and works as a designer and illustrator in Toronto. Her father, an artist himself, was a great influence on her. She grew up surrounded by paintings, and it became a second nature for her to express herself through art. She graduated from The Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema and has received many awards for her animated short films and artwork. Qin Leng always loved to illustrate the innocence of children and has developed a passion for children’s books. She has published numerous picture books in Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Sweden, Hong Kong, and South Korea for publishers such as Inhabit Media, Second Story Press, Annick Press, CHIRP Magazine, Simply Read Books, Kids Can Press, Usborne, Mathew Price, Gallimard Jeunesse, Elephant Community Press, and Dominique et Compagnie. She has also illustrated for Save the Children and UNICEF.

List of published work:

-Dear Diary I am Pregnant (Annick Press 2009)
-A Flock of Shoes (Annick Press 2009)
-Dogs don’t eat Jam (Annick Press 2011)
-Orphanage Rescue (Second Story Press 2010)
-Dear Baobab(Second Story Press 2011)
-Cent Bonshommes de Neige (Dominique & Compagnie 2011)
-Catch That Puppy (Mathew Price Inc 2011)
-The Plant Book (Inhabit Media 2011)
-The Goose Girl (Usborne Publishing 2011)
-Down at the Beach (Bayard Press/Owl Magazine 2010)
-Japanese Garden (Bayard Press/Owl Magazine 2011)
-What Is UN(Save the Children 2010)
-SOWCF (Unicef 2011)
-The Best Thing About Kindergarden (Simply Read Books 2012)
-World Shakers (Kids Can Press 2012)
-Stone Hatchlings (Annick Press 2012)
-Dumpling Downpour (Elephant Community Press HK 2012)
-Pet Peeves (Elephant Community Press HK 2012)
-Not Just Another Princess Story (Simply Read Books 2013)
-The Magic Wishbone (Usborne Publishing 2012)
-Kite Festival (CHIRP magazine June 2012)