Klaus Flugge

Klaus Flugge was born in Germany in 1934. After training as a bookseller in Leipzig, he became a refugee and worked in Hamburg, emigrating to the USA in 1957. He joined Abelard-Schuman in New York, later transferring to London as a publisher of adult and children’s books. He commissioned work from artists like Edward Ardizzone, Quentin Blake, Michael Foreman, David McKee and Ralph Steadman. In 1976, Klaus launched his own publishing company, Andersen Press and since then, has published more than 2000 titles for children.


In 1999 Klaus received the Eleanor Farjeon Award for his outstanding contribution to children’s books. In 2010 he became only the second publisher to be awarded honorary membership of the Youth Libraries Group.