Alyosha Blue
Aljoscha Blau (* 1972 in Leningrad ) is a German-Russian artist and picture book illustrator. Aljoscha Blau came to Germany in 1990 and studied children's and young people's book illustration and free graphics at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences with Rüdiger Stoye . His illustrations have received several awards. Blau lives in Berlin .
Awards
- 2017
- German Design Award : A day in Cap d'Agde
- Children's and Young People's Book Prize of the City of Vienna : The 7 Lives of My Cat
- Austrian Children's and Young Adult Book Prize (Collection): The 7 Lives of My Cat
- 2014
- Pied Piper Literature Prize of the City of Hameln: The Child in the Moon
- 2013
- Distinguished Merit Award, 3x3 Children's Book, USA: The child in the moon
- 2010
- Austrian State Prize ( Austria's Most Beautiful Books): Camel stays camel. Aesop's picture sheet
- Austrian Children's and Youth Book Prize (collection): Camel stays camel. Aesop's picture sheet
- Merit Award 3x3 Children's Book, USA: Camel remains camel. Aesop's picture sheet
- 2009
- Troisdorf picture book prize (prize of the children's jury): The ride on the seahorse. News from Münchhausen
- Austrian Children's and Youth Book Prize (Collection): My grandmother's headscarf
- IBBY diploma “Best Foreign Artist” of the Triennial of Illustration Tallinn: The ride on the seahorse. News from Münchhausen
- 2008
- IBBY Honor List: Red cheeks
- Austrian Children's and Young People's Book Prize (Collection): The Ride on the Seahorse. News from Münchhausen
- 2007
- German Youth Literature Prize : Sister
- 2006
- Bologna Ragazzi Award : red cheeks
- Most beautiful German books (shortlist): The history of the economy
- German Youth Literature Award (nomination): Rote Wangen
- 2003
- German Youth Literature Prize : The History of the Economy
- 2002
- Troisdorf picture book prize : Hans and the beanstalk
- 1998
- Prix Figures Future, Salon du Livre de Jeunesse Paris
Books
- 2018:
- The battle of Karlawatsch , Heinz Janisch , Atlantis Verlag Orell Füssli
- I'll tell you tomorrow , Doris Meißner-Johannknecht , Obelisk Verlag
- 2017:
- Juri West sees red , Doris Meißner-Johannknecht , Obelisk Verlag
- 2016:
- A day in Cap d'Agde , Kunstanstifter Verlag Mannheim
- What's going on outside my door? , an anthology of the 20 best for the 60th birthday of the German Youth Literature Prize, Jacoby & Stuart Berlin
- The 7 Lives of My Cat , Saskia Hula , G&G Verlag Vienna
- 2015
- The jungle Book. The Mowgli Stories , Rudyard Kipling , NordSüd Verlag, Zurich and NorthSouth Books New York
- The Ghost of Canterville , Oscar Wilde , Insel Verlag Berlin
- 2014
- In the evening I want to go to sleep , Jutta Richter , C. Hanser Verlag, Munich
- Nordic legends and fairy tales: From trolls, elves and ice giants , Sybil Countess Schönfeldt , Tulipan Verlag Munich
- 2013
- The child in the moon , Juerg Schubiger , Peter Hammer Verlag Wuppertal
- 2012
- Nikolaus in Not , Felix Timmermans , Insel Verlag Berlin
- Musska (Муська) , Oksana Yarmolnik , Detgiz St.Petersburg
- 2011
- The most beautiful adventure stories , Ilja Trojanow, Aufbau Verlag, Berlin
- 2010
- When things come alive The most beautiful fairy tales , Jacoby & Stuart Berlin
- The flying camel. Stories about Hodscha Nasreddin , Paul Maar , F. Oetinger Verlag, Hamburg
- When Bunny dropped the captain , Andrea Hensgen , Jacoby & Stuart, Berlin
- 2009
- The Marksman / Der Freischütz , Yeowon Media, Seoul
- Camel remains a camel. Aesop's picture sheet , retold by Antonie Schneider , Residenz Verlag Vienna
- Why are we bigger in the morning than in the evening? , Rowohlt Berlin
- When Bunny shot the sheriff , Andrea Hensgen , Jacoby & Stuart Berlin
- The most beautiful fairy tales , Peter Härtling , Aufbau Verlag Berlin
- 2008
- The headscarf of my grandmother , Heinz Janisch , Bajazzo Verlag Zurich
- Tagesschau explains the economy , Rowohlt Berlin
- 2007
- The ride on the sea horse. News from Münchhausen , Heinz Janisch , construction Berlin
- Paff, the hangover or If we love , Hartmut von Hentig , Sansoussi Munich
- Friendships, stories that connect , Doris Schröder-Köpf , Edition Quinto / Terzio Verlag Munich
- Lilli and the enchanted dragons , Carina Rozenfeld, Tulipan Verlag Berlin
- The Snow Train , Yeowon Media Seoul
- 2006
- Sister , Jon Fosse , Bajazzo Verlag Zurich
- Loreley , Heinrich Heine , Kindermann Verlag Berlin
- Tagesschau explains the world , Sylke Tempel , Rowohlt Berlin
- 2005
- Secret children's play book , Joachim Ringelnatz , construction Berlin
- Rote Wangen , Heinz Janisch , Construction Berlin
- The winter circus , Martin Baltscheit , Fischer Schatzinsel Frankfurt a. M.
- The Siege , Martin Baltscheit, Bajazzo Zurich
- 2004
- From the grizzly who didn't want to sleep , Henri van Daele, Bajazzo Zurich
- The third man , Graham Greene , Dressler Verlag Hamburg
- 2003
- Le livre qui rend chevre , Agnès de Lestrade, NATHAN Paris
- The mouse in the china shop , Wolfdietrich Schnurre , construction Berlin
- 2002
- The history of the economy , Nikolaus Piper , Beltz & Gelberg Weinheim
- 2001
- Like every boy (Мальчик как мальчик) , Oleg Garkuscha, Nadne S t.Petersburg
- The Chancellor lives in the swimming pool or How Politics is Made , Doris Schröder-Köpf , Campus Verlag Frankfurt a. M./New York
- 2000
- Hans and the Beanstalk , Nord-Süd Verlag Zurich
- 1999
- Alabusch or the heart of the volcano , Grit Poppe , Altberliner Verlag Berlin
- 1997
- The Five Fingers and the Moon , Kemal Kurt , Nord-Süd Verlag Zurich
Individual evidence
- ↑ residenzverlag.de: Aljoscha Blau: Kurzvita ( Memento from December 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on December 9, 2014)
Web links
- Official website
- https://www.instagram.com/aljoschablau/
- Reviews:
- The child in the moon : KinderundJugendmedien.de
- Literature by and about Aljoscha Blau in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Blue, Alyosha |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Russian artist and picture book illustrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leningrad |