Jutta Bauer

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Jutta Bauer (born 9 January 1955) is a German writer and illustrator of children's books. For her "lasting contribution" as a children's illustrator she received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2010. [1] [2]

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Life

Born in Volksdorf, Hamburg, she studied at the Technical College of Design in Hamburg from 1975 to 1981 [3] Afterward she worked as a children's book illustrator and as cartoonist for the women's magazine Brigitte .

She won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (German Youth Literature Award) in 2001 for the picture book Schreimutter, which she wrote and illustrated. She was a runner-up in 2002 for Opas Engel and she received a Special prize for Illustration in 2009.

The biennial Hans Christian Andersen Award conferred by the International Board on Books for Young People is the highest recognition available to a writer or illustrator of children's books. Bauer received the illustration award in 2010. [1] [2]

She currently resides in Hamburg. [3]

Selected works

References

  1. 1 2 "Hans Christian Andersen Awards" (top page). International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). Retrieved 2013-07-30.
  2. 1 2 "2010". Hans Christian Andersen Awards. IBBY. With presentation speech by jury president Zohreh Ghaeni (11 September 2010), acceptance speech by Bauer, and other contemporary material Retrieved 2013-07-30.
  3. 1 2 "Jutta Bauer". Kinder und Jugendbuchportal. Goethe Institut (goethe.de). Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  4. ↑ Jutta, Bauer. "Selma". Gecko Press. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  5. ↑ Jutta, Bauer. "Selma". Gecko Press. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
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