Binette Schroeder

**Binette Schroeder** is a German artist. Born in Hamburg in 1939, she studied graphic design at a private school in Munich, then the university for design in Basel, Switzerland. Since then, she illustrated her own books, some of which have won several awards, including the Special Prize of the German Youth Literature Prize in 1997, and the Grand Prize of the Academy for Children and Adolescent Literature in 2004, among others. These include *Lupinchen* (English version as "Flora’s Magic House"), which made her 1969 debut as a writer, the 1970 children's book *Archibald und sein kleines Rot* (English version as "Archibald and his Little Red Cheek"), the 1971 children's book *Florian und Traktor Max* (English version as "Florian and Tractor Max"), and so on. She lived in Munich with her husband, author and lawyer Peter Nickl, to whom she collaborated with by illustrating some of his children's books, including the 1973 children's book *Ratatatam. Die seltsame Geschichte einer kleinen Lok* (English version as "Ra ta ta tam, the Strange Story of a Little Engine"), the 1975 children's book *Krokodil Krokodil* (English version as "Crocodile, Crocodile"), the 1977 children's book *Die wunderbaren Reisen und Abenteuer des Freiherrn von Münchhausenwie er dieselben bei einer Flasche im Zirkel seiner Freunde selbst zu erzählen pflegte* (English version as "The Wonderful Travels and Adventures of Baron Münchhausen, as Told by Himself in the Company of his Friends and Washed Down by Many a Good Bottle of Wine: The Adventures on Land"), and the 1982 children's book *Das träumende Haus. Ein Gang durch die Nacht* (English version as "The Dreaming House: A Walk Through the Night"). Schroeder also illustrated two of Michael Ende's children's books, the 1982 children's book *Die Schattennähmaschine* (English version as "The Shadow Sewing Machine"), and the 1993 children's book *Die Vollmondlegende* (English version as "The Legend of the Full Moon"). In 1981, Schroeder created her first book series, *Zebby*, which is published by Walker Books, followed by another book series, *Tuffa*, which is published by Dial Books for Young Readers in 1983. In 1983, she created an illustration called, "*Swiss Cows in the Appenzell Valley*", which is part of the children's book *The Cow Book*, which is compiled by Marc Gallant, illustrated by Marc Gallant, Wayne Anderson, Keleck, James Marsh, Braldt Bralds, Yoko Ochida, Michel Guire-Vaka, B. G. Sharma, Lidia Postma, Bushiri Mruta Awazi, Jean Christian Knaff, Luba Simansky, Binette Schroeder, Etienne Delessert, Martin Leman, Jocelyne Pache, Boris Vallejo, Claude Lapointe, Nicholas Price, Josef Paleček, Waldemar Swierzy, Ivan Generalic, Mark Hess, Alain Gauthier, Robert Giusti, and Robert Rodriguez, and published by Alfred A. Knopf. This humorous illustration shows a depiction of a herd of yodeling Swiss cows wearing vastly oversized cowbells, as they roam the apple tree-infested Appenzell countryside in Switzerland during the middle of the night. In 1986, Schroeder began illustrating two fairy tales, beginning with *Beauty and the Beast*, which is published by Walker Books, followed by *Der Froschkönig oder der eiserne Heinrich* (English version as "The Frog Prince, or Iron Henry"), which is published by NordSüd Verlag in 1989. Sadly, Schroeder died in Gräfelfing in 2022, when she began work on her next book, but nothing ever materialized since then.

## Works

* *Flora's Magic House* (1969), written and illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by NordSüd Verlag
* *Archibald and his Little Red Cheek* (1970), written and illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by Ellermann Verlag
* *Florian and Tractor Max* (1971), written and illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by NordSüd Verlag
* *Lelebum: A Rhyming and Pictorial Elephant Tale* (1972), written and illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by Thienemann-Esslinger Verlag
* *Ra ta ta tam, the Strange Story of a Little Engine* (1973), written by Peter Nickl, translated by Michael Bullock, illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by NordSüd Verlag
* *Crocodile, Crocodile* (1975), written by Peter Nickl, translated by Christopher Logue, illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by NordSüd Verlag
* *The Wonderful Travels and Adventures of Baron Münchhausen, as Told by Himself in the Company of his Friends and Washed Down by Many a Good Bottle of Wine: The Adventures on Land* (1977), based on the versions by Rudolf Erich Raspe and Gottfried August Bürger, written by Peter Nickl, illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by NordSüd Verlag
* *Zebby Gone with the Wind* (1981), written and illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by Walker Books
* *Shop, Zebby, Shop* (1981), written and illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by Walker Books
* *Zebby's Breakfast* (1981), written and illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by Walker Books
* *Run, Zebby, Run, Run, Run* (1981), written and illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by Walker Books
* *Zebby Goes Swimming* (1981), written and illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by Walker Books
* *The Shadow Sewing Machine* (1982), written by Michael Ende, illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by Thienemann-Esslinger Verlag
* *The Dreaming House: A Walk Through the Night* (1982), written by Peter Nickl, illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by Weitbrecht Verlag
* *Tuffa and the Snow* (1983), written and illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by Dial Books for Young Readers
* *Tuffa and the Bone* (1983), written and illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by Dial Books for Young Readers
* *Tuffa and her Friends* (1983), written and illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by Dial Books for Young Readers
* *Tuffa and the Picnic* (1983), written and illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by Dial Books for Young Readers
* *Tuffa and the Ducks* (1983), written and illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by Dial Books for Young Readers
* *The Cow Book* (1983), compiled by Marc Gallant, illustrated by Marc Gallant, Wayne Anderson, Keleck, James Marsh, Braldt Bralds, Yoko Ochida, Michel Guire-Vaka, B. G. Sharma, Lidia Postma, Bushiri Mruta Awazi, Jean Christian Knaff, Luba Simansky, Binette Schroeder, Etienne Delessert, Martin Leman, Jocelyne Pache, Boris Vallejo, Claude Lapointe, Nicholas Price, Josef Paleček, Waldemar Swierzy, Ivan Generalic, Mark Hess, Alain Gauthier, Robert Giusti, and Robert Rodriguez, published by Alfred A. Knopf
* *Beauty and the Beast* (1986), written by Mme Leprince de Beaumont, retold by Anne Carter, illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by Walker Books
* *The Frog Prince, or Iron Henry* (1989), written by the Brothers Grimm, translated by Naomi Lewis, illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by NordSüd Verlag
* *The Legend of the Full Moon* (1993), written by Michael Ende, illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by Weitbrecht Verlag
* *Angels and Other Fowl 4: An Advent Calendar for Painting, Handicrafts and Snipping* (1997), foreword by Ute Blaich, written and illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by Rowohlt Verlag
* *Laura* (1999), written and illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by NordSüd Verlag
* *Sir Lofty & Sir Tubb* (2009), written and illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by NordSüd Verlag
* *The Wizardling* (2014), written and illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by NordSüd Verlag
* *Binette Schroeder’s Well of Stories* (2019), written and illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by NordSüd Verlag
* *Mr. Gray & Frieda Frolic* (2021), written and illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by NordSüd Verlag