Binette Schroeder Explained

Binette Schroeder
Birth Date:	5 December 1939
Birth Place:	Hamburg, Germany
Death Place:	Gräfelfing, Bavaria, Germany
Nationality:	German
Occupation:	Author, illustrator
Education:	Schule für Gestaltung Basel

Binette Schroeder (5 December 1939 – 5 July 2022) was a German author and illustrator.^[1]

Biography

Born in Hamburg, Schroeder studied typography in Munich and continued her studies in painting at the Schule für Gestaltung Basel.^[2] She wrote and illustrated numerous children's books, some of which received international awards, including two awards at the Biennial of Illustration Bratislava.^[3] She lived in Munich with her husband, children's book author and lawyer Peter Nickl.^[4] Schroeder died in Gräfelfing on 5 July 2022 at the age of 82.^[5]

Works

• Flora's Magic House (1969)
• Archibald and his Little Red Cheek (1970)
• Florian and Tractor Max (1971)
• Lelebum: A Rhyming and Pictorial Elephant Tale (1972)
• Ra ta ta tam, the Strange Story of a Little Engine (1973), written by Nickl, illustrated by Schroeder
• Crocodile, Crocodile (1975), written by Nickl, illustrated by Schroeder
• 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 Nickl, illustrated by Schroeder
• Zebby Gone with the Wind (1981)
• Shop, Zebby, Shop (1981)
• Zebby's Breakfast (1981)
• Run, Zebby, Run, Run, Run (1981)
• Zebby Goes Swimming (1981)
• The Shadow Sewing Machine (1982), written by Michael Ende, illustrated by Schroeder
• The Dreaming House: A Walk Through the Night (1982), written by Nickl, illustrated by Schroeder
• Tuffa and the Snow (1983)
• Tuffa and the Bone (1983)
• Tuffa and her Friends (1983)
• Tuffa and the Picnic (1983)
• Tuffa and the Ducks (1983)
• The Cow Book (1983), compiled by Marc Gallant
• Beauty and the Beast (1986), written by Mme Leprince de Beaumont, retold by Anne Carter, illustrated by Schroeder
• The Frog Prince, or Iron Henry (1989), written by the Brothers Grimm, illustrated by Schroeder
• The Legend of the Full Moon (1993), written by Ende, illustrated by Schroeder
• Angels and Other Fowl 4: An Advent Calendar for Painting, Handicrafts and Snipping (1997)
• Laura (1999)
• Sir Lofty & Sir Tubb (2009)
• The Wizardling (2014)
• Binette Schroeder’s Well of Stories (2019)
• Mr. Gray & Frieda Frolic (2021)

Distinctions

• (1971)^[6]
• (1973)^[6]
• Prix Octogones (2000)
• Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (2004)
• Bavarian Order of Merit (2012)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wir trauern um Binette Schroeder. International Youth Library. German.
2. Web site: Binette Schroeder. L'École des loisirs. French.
3. Web site: Binette Schroeder. Éditions NordSud. French.
4. https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Binette-Schroeder/2130388258
5. News: 6 July 2022. "Lupinchen"-Illustratorin Binette Schroeder gestorben. German. Bayerischer Rundfunk. 10 July 2022.
6. Web site: Database of winners of the Bratislava Biennial of Illustration. bibiana.sk. Slovak.