''Bummi'' is the title of a German

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for children in

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age. The eponymous hero ''Bummi'' is an upright walking, yellow-furred

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. ''Bummi'' was first published on 15 February 1957 as a monthly in the

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. From 1965 onwards, it was published biweekly and cost 0.25

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. It had a run of 736,300 copies in . The magazine was officially published and supported by the central organisation of the FDJ with the aimed at age group of children from 3 to 6 years. It was sold at

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s and ordinary magazine stands. The eponymous title character was designed by

Ingeborg Meyer-Rey Ingeborg Meyer-Rey (also Ingeborg Meyer-Tschesno: 14 December 1920 – 4 April 2001) was a German illustrator. She was one of the best known illustrators of children's books in the German Democratic Republic. Life Ingeborg Meyer-Rey was born in ...

. long-serving main contributing editor Ursula Werner-Böhnke wrote the lyrics to the Bummi-Lied, to which the melody was composed by

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. The lied became part of the educational system from 1969 onwards. Richter-Brief

At the beginning of the 1970s, the magazine introduced the "Goldene Kindersonne" (German for: "Golden Children's Sun"), which was an award the children could cut out of the magazine and give to a person of their choice (in reference to other awards in the grown-up world). Children contacting the magazine to confer a "Goldene Kindersonne" award could obtain a standardised, but hand-signed thank-you letter from one of the famous contributing artists and authors.

About Bummi

Bummi lives together with his friends in one house in the town of ''Huxlipux''. His friends are the female brown bear ''Binchen'', the lion ''Eddie'', the ape '' Yam Yam'', the giraffe ''Malia'', the elephant ''Tutu'' and ''Osterhasenoma''., About Bummi & his friends on ard.de
/ref> At the end of the year 2018 the lion ''Eddie'' was replaced by the tomcat ''Pepe''.

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Germany's longestserving children's magazine „Bummi“ turns 50 years old

Bummi in the DDR-MuseumArticle about the Bummi-Exhibition in Rochow-Museum Reckahn 2017
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