Alexandra Milton is an artist and illustrator. She was born in Paris and brought up on a diet of beautifully illustrated children's books. She studied art and English in Paris and then moved to England, where she worked as a primary school teacher before becoming a full-time illustrator. Her chosen media is collage. She has developed a unique artistic style, collecting paper from around the world that she tears and weaves into a multitude of layers to represent animals, birds, and plants. The artwork in her debut children's book, Call Me Gorgeous! , was nominated for the 2010 Kate Greenaway Medal. The book was also a 2009 Book Start choice, distributed free to 100,000 children across the UK. Other titles for Boxer include: Who is in the Egg? and Whose Tracks in the Snow?-- both of which were nominated for the Information Book Award.

Milton lives with her husband and daughters in London, UK.