Binette Schroeder

About The Author

BINETTE SCHROEDER (1939-2022) was born in Hamburg, Germany. After studying graphic design at a private school in Munich, Germany, she studied at the university for design in Basel, Switzerland. Flora’s Magic House, her debut, was an artistic breakthrough. Some of her other books include: Mr. Gray and Frieda Frolic, Binette Schroeder’s Well of Stories, and The Frog Prince. Her oeuvre was awarded the Special Prize of the German Youth Literature Prize in 1997, and in 2004 the Grand Prize of the Academy for Children and Adolescent Literature, Volkach, Germany. Binette Schroeder lived in Munich with her husband, Peter Nickl, a children’s book author and a lawyer.

Books by Binette Schroeder

Flora's Magic House
By Binette Schroeder
Friendship and calm under pressure save the day! When a lonely doll’s wish to see the world comes true, she realizes that friendship matters most of all. A German picture book classic back in print for the first time since 1986.
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The Frog Prince
By Brothers Grimm
Illustrated by Binette Schroeder
“ONCE, IN OLDEN TIMES, when wishes still had power, there lived a king. All of his daughters were beautiful, but the youngest was the loveliest of all. The sun itself, which sees so much, was dazzled when its light shone on her face.” Thus begins The Frog Prince, the classic fairy tale, best kno...
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