Binette Schroeder

Binette Schroeder
Born	5 December 1939 Hamburg, Germany
Died	5 July 2022(2022-07-05) (aged 82) Gräfelfing, Bavaria, Germany
Nationality	German
Education	Schule für Gestaltung Basel
Occupation(s)	Author, illustrator

Binette Schroeder (5 December 1939 – 5 July 2022) was a German author and illustrator.

Biography

Born in Hamburg, Schroeder studied typography in Munich and continued her studies in painting at the Schule für Gestaltung Basel. She wrote and illustrated numerous children's books, some of which received international awards, including two awards at the Biennial of Illustration Bratislava. She lived in Munich with her husband, illustrator Peter Nickl.

Binette Schroeder died in Gräfelfing on 5 July 2022 at the age of 82.

Works

• Flora's Magic House (1969), written and illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by NordSüd
• Archibald and his Little Red Cheek (1970), written and illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by Verlag Heinrich Ellermann
• Florian and Tractor Max (1971), written and illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by NordSüd
• 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, illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by NordSüd
• Crocodile Crocodile (1975), written by Peter Nickl, illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by NordSüd
• 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
• 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 Edition Weitbrecht
• 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, Yōko Ochida, Michel Guiré-Vaka, B. G. Sharma, Lidia Postma, Bushiri Mruta Awazi, Jean Christian Knaff, Luba Simansky, Binette Schroeder, Étienne Delessert, Martin Leman, Jocelyne Pache, Boris Vallejo, Claude Lapointe, Nicholas Price, Josef Paleček, Waldemar Świerzy, Ivan Generalić, 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 (Wilhelm Grimm and Jacob Grimm), illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by NordSüd
• The Legend of the Full Moon (1993), written by Michael Ende, illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by Edition Weitbrecht
• 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
• Sir Lofty & Sir Tubb (2009), written and illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by NordSüd
• The Wizardling (2014), written and illustrated by Binette Schroeder, published by NordSüd
• Bilderbuch-Brunnen (2019)
• Herr Grau & Frieda Fröhlich (2021)

Distinctions

• Golden Apple of Bratislava (1971)
• Golden Plate of Bratislava (1973)
• Prix Octogones (2000)
• Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (2004)
• Bavarian Order of Merit (2012)