Anke Kuhl
Anke Kuhl (* 1970 in Frankfurt am Main ) is a German illustrator and author of children's books .
life and work
Anke Kuhl first studied free drawing for two semesters at the University of Mainz and later visual communication at the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Offenbach . After graduating in 1999, she founded the Labor Atelier Community together with Philip Waechter , Moni Port and other artists in Frankfurt am Main .
Numerous publications in the field of picture and children's books followed , some with their own texts. In 2011 she received the German Youth Literature Prize for “Alles Familie!” . Her first children's comic was released in 2015.
Anke Kuhl lives with her husband Martin Schmitz-Kuhl and two children in Frankfurt am Main.
Bibliography (selection)
picture books
- Anke Kuhl: Ene mene muuh: counting rhymes with and without a cow. Fischer Schatzinsel 2002, ISBN 3-596-85111-4 .
- Anke Kuhl: Cowboy doesn't want to ride. Carlsen, 2003, ISBN 3-551-51596-4 . (New edition 2014 in Klett Children's Book Publishing)
- Wilfried von Bredow : Lola rast and other terrible stories. Klett children's book 2009, ISBN 978-3-941411-01-2 .
- Martin Schmitz-Kuhl : All children. An ABC of schadenfreude. Klett children's book 2011, ISBN 978-3-941411-42-5 .
- Anke Kuhl: High time, Herold! Klett children's book 2014, ISBN 978-3-95470-091-2 .
Comic
- Anke Kuhl: Manno! Everything happened just like that in real life . Klett Children's Book 2020, ISBN 978-3-95470-218-3 .
Children's books
- Hilke Rosenboom : A horse called the milkman. Carlsen, 2005, ISBN 3-551-55231-2 .
- Frida Nilsson : Hedvig! Gerstenberg, 3 volumes. 2012-2014.
- Salah Naoura : Matti and Sami and the three biggest mistakes in the universe. Beltz & Gelberg, 2013, ISBN 978-3407794383 .
- Heiko Wolz: Alone among superheroes. German Taschenbuch-Verlag, 2013, ISBN 978-3423760713 .
Non-fiction
- Alexandra Maxeiner : Everything family! About the child of the new friend, the brother of Dad's ex-wife and other relatives. Klett Children's Book Publishing, 2012, ISBN 978-3-941411-29-6 .
- Alexandra Maxeiner: Everything delicious! From favorite dishes, disgusting food, cake scents, pea pods, sandwiches and other delicacies. Klett children's book, 2012, ISBN 978-3-941411-57-9 .
- Katharina von der Gathen: Enlighten me. 101 real children's questions around an exciting topic. Klett children's book, 2014, ISBN 978-3-95470-103-2 .
- Katharina von der Gathen: The love life of animals. Klett children's book, 2017, ISBN 978-3-95470-169-8 .
Anthologies
- Barbara Gelberg (Ed.): Of children, cats and cookies: the most beautiful reading stories. Beltz & Gelberg, 2012, ISBN 978-3-407-82014-3 .
- Gianni Rodari : Bedtime stories on the phone. Fischer, 2012, ISBN 978-3-596-85481-3 .
Others
- Laboratory community: children artist scribble books. Beltz & Gelberg, various.
- Renus Berbig: Incredible Christmas. 24 puzzle journeys around the world. German Taschenbuch-Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-423-71264-4 .
- Renus Berbig: The three kings in a hurry. 24 Advent puzzles for clever astrologers. German Taschenbuch-Verlag, 2012, ISBN 978-3-423-76017-1 .
- Anke Kuhl: Lehmriese lives! Reproduced, 2015, ISBN 978-3-95640-037-7 .
- Laboratory community: Me so you so: Everything is super normal. Beltz & Gelberg, 2017, ISBN 978-3-407-82316-8 .
Prizes, awards and nominations (selection)
- 2004: Eulenspiegel Prize for cowboy does not want to ride (Carlsen Verlag)
- 2011: German Youth Literature Prize for Everything Family! (Verlag Klett Children's Book)
- 2011: Toad of the month January for Alles Familie! (with Alexandra Maxeiner )
- 2015: Emy's Non-Fiction Prize February for Klär mich auf (Klett Children's Book Publishing)
- 2018: Lynx of the month January for the love life of animals (with Katharina von der Gathen ), Klett Children's Book Verlag
- 2019: comic book award for Manno! Everything happened just like that in real life
- 2020: Lynx of the month of June for Manno! Everything happened just like that in real life
- 2020: Max and Moritz Prize - Best comic for children: Manno! Everything happened just like that in real life
Exhibitions (selection)
- Laboratory samples 1–16. Work exhibition of the Ateliergemeinschaft Labor (1999-2017)
- PSSST! An exhibition for children in the MMK Zollamt Frankfurt with artists from the studio community Labor and artists from the English children's magazine Anorak ; 2013/2013
- Secret! An art exhibition for children in the Ludwigsburg Museum with artists from the studio community Labor and artists from the English children's magazine Anorak ; 2015/2016
Web links
- Literature from and about in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography and reviews of works by Anke Kuhl at perlentaucher.de
- Website laboratory
supporting documents
- Anita Strecker in the Frankfurter Rundschau about Anke Kuhl, June 27, 2009
- Stefan Hauck in the book journal about Anke Kuhl, April 16, 2012
- Katja Gußmann in the FNP about Anke Kuhl, October 12, 2013
- Anke Kuhl in an interview with Ute Wegmann on Deutschlandfunk, July 12, 2014
- Andreas Platthaus in the FAZ about high time, Herold! , May 25, 2014
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kuhl, Anke |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kuhl, Anke-Irina |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German illustrator and author of children's books |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankfurt am Main |