Rotraut Susanne Berner (born 26 August 1948, in

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) is a German graphic designer and illustrator. She illustrated ''

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'' by

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. She is well known for a series of popular children's book, called

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, which have attained a worldwide circulation of close to 500,000 copies in fifteen countries. Working as a freelance illustrator, she has focused on books for children and young adults, illustrating more than 80 such books and designing over 800 book covers. For her contribution as a children's illustrator Berner was a finalist for the biennial, international

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in 2002, 2004, and 2014,"2002"
''Hans Christian Andersen Awards''.

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(IBBY). Press release with other contemporary material. Retrieved 2014-03-23."2004"
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17 March 2014 shortlist press release
Retrieved 2014-03-23. and she won it in 2016.

References

External links

* * * Cornelia Rémi
''Reading as Playing. The Cognitive Challenge of the Wimmelbook.''
In: Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer (ed.): ''Emergent Literacy - Children's Books from 0 to 3.'' Studies in Written Language and Literacy. Bd 13. John Benjamins, Amsterdam 2011, S. 115–139, (Pre-print, online). {{DEFAULTSORT:Berner, Rotraut Susanne 1948 births Living people German children's book illustrators German graphic designers German women children's book illustrators German women graphic designers Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration winners