Bjørn Ousland

Bjørn Ousland (born 1959) is a comics artist, illustrator and children's author. He trained as a comics artist in the United States and has won numerous awards for his work. In addition to creating his own books, he has illustrated many books by authors such as Jon Ewo and Knut Nærum.

Ousland tours Norway with his books through the DKS arts programme for schools. He was born and raised on Nesodden, outside Oslo, where he also lives.