Alex Latimer is an award-winning South African writer and illustrator. His picture books have been translated into dozens of languages and have been published all over the world. He lives in Cape Town and enjoys spending time in the sea or in the mountains above his house. Alex Latimer is an award-winning South African writer and illustrator. His picture books have been translated into dozens of languages and have been published all over the world. He lives in Cape Town and enjoys spending time in the sea or in the mountains above his house.