Education
Born in Volksdorf, Hamburg, she studied at the Technical College of Design in Hamburg from 1975 to 1981 Afterward she worked as a children"s book illustrator and as cartoonist for the women"s magazine Brigitte.
Born in Volksdorf, Hamburg, she studied at the Technical College of Design in Hamburg from 1975 to 1981 Afterward she worked as a children"s book illustrator and as cartoonist for the women"s magazine Brigitte.
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 She currently resides in Hamburg.