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Rotraut Susanne Berner

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Rotraut Susanne Berner

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1948-08-26 (Stuttgart)
Nationality
German
Languages
German
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Stuttgart

Career

Occupations
graphic designer, illustrator
Active Years
1970-2024
Nominations
Hans Christian Andersen Award finalist 2002, Hans Christian Andersen Award finalist 2004, Hans Christian Andersen Award finalist 2014

Awards

Hans Christian Andersen Award
2016
Category: イラストレーション
Organization: International Board on Books for Young People
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Number Devil

1998 children's book

Illustrated Hans Magnus Enzensberger's children's book about numbers.

mathematicsdiscovery

Wimmelbilderbuch series

picture book

Series of wordless picture books with detailed, bustling scenes, circulated nearly 500,000 copies in 15 countries.

bustling everyday lifediscoverydetailed observation

Style & Themes

Literary Style
detailed and rich illustrationswordless storytelling
Recurring Motifs
bustling crowd sceneshidden detailscycles of seasons

Legacy

Internationally acclaimed children's illustrator, winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award. Illustrated over 80 books and designed over 800 book covers.

Trivia

  • Wimmelbilderbuch series has nearly 500,000 copies circulated in 15 countries.