Binette Schroeder

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, children's book author and lawyer Peter Nickl. Schroeder died in Gräfelfing on 5 July 2022 at the age of 82.

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

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