Isabel Pin

Isabel Pin (born January 9, 1975 in Versailles ) is a French-German children's book illustrator and author.

Life

Pin grew up in France as the child of a German mother and a French father. She studied illustration at the École Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (ESAD) in Strasbourg and at the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Hamburg . Today she lives and works in Berlin . Pin is the mother of two children.

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Thomas Linden wrote in the magazine for children's and youth literature Eselsohr : "Isabel Pin proves that you can make expressive art even for very young children, if you can." For Carola Pohlmann, head of the children's and youth book department at the State Library zu Berlin , Pin is one of “the most original and creative picture book artists of the present”. In his article on “Isabel Pins beautiful children's books”, Fabian Kettner stated: “She paints neither realistic nor absurd in order to ingratiate herself with the supposedly surrealistic nature of children. There is a main field of the picture, around which there is a lot of space, on which a few, small details can stand out. In these you will find grace and delicacy. ”Her pictures appeared“ as loving as they were interesting ”. From Pin's book A Rainy Day in the Zoo , Kettner feels reminded of the French painter and pioneer of surrealism , Henri Rousseau (1844–1910). When asked who influenced her painting style, Pin himself replied: “There are many artists who influence me in my work. But it's not necessarily just painters, it's also photographers, film directors, authors of novels and radio plays, and sometimes music inspires me too. "

More than 30 books had been published by the end of 2010, for which Pin was responsible as an illustrator and author. Her best-known books include - in addition to A Rainy Day in the Zoo - The Story of the Little Hole , which has been translated into seven languages ​​and sold over 20,000 times. Pin worked with the children's book authors Paul Maar (* 1937), Heinz Janisch (* 1960) and Antonie Schneider (* 1954). Pin publishes in both German and French publishers. There are also translations into English, Spanish, Catalan, French, German, Korean and Chinese.

Awards

Pin has received numerous awards for her work. In 2008 she (together with Heinz Janisch) received the Austrian State Prize for Children's and Young People's Literature in the picture book category for A Cloud in My Bed . The book Der Kern , written and illustrated by Pin, received the Swiss Prix ​​Enfantaisie in 2002 , whose jury consists of children between 7 and 10 years of age. The core is also on the recommendation list of the Catholic Children's and Young People's Book Prize, because the book - which at least has no explicit religious reference - "refers to basic ethical values ​​as a parable". The lynx , awarded jointly by the weekly newspaper Die Zeit and Radio Bremen , was awarded to Pin in April 2006 for A Rainy Day in the Zoo and (together with Antonie Schneider) in November 2004 for Kleiner König, who are you? . In June 2008 she received (again together with Antonie Schneider) for Bananas are crooked, but not stupid the literature award Toad of the Month from the Austrian study and advice center for children's and youth literature. For this book, Pin was also awarded the 2nd Prize of the Troisdorf Picture Book Prize (shared with Maja Bohn) in 2009 . The theater playbook If I were a lion was awarded the Leipzig Reading Compass in March 2012.

Exhibitions on Pin's work took place in Berlin, Graz, Troisdorf, Paris, Bologna and Freising as part of the literary autumn.

Adaptations

With the animated film Le noyau ( Canada , 2011), David Gascon and Erahm Christopher (director), in collaboration with students at the École Saint-Simon-Apôtre in Montréal, presented an adaptation of Pin's first children's book Der Kern . The four-minute short film was produced by Emilie Robichon.

Works (if published in German)

As an author of text and illustration

• The core. Neugebauer, Gossau / Zurich / Hamburg 2001, ISBN 3-85195-643-5 .
• The queen of flowers. Neugebauer, Gossau / Zurich / Hamburg 2003, ISBN 3-85195-716-4 .
• Papa Sumo. Bajazzo Verlag, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-907588-60-6 .
• When I grow up, I'll be a Nobel Prize winner. Hanser, Munich / Vienna 2005, ISBN 3-446-20634-5 .
• When everyone got home early. Hammer, Wuppertal 2006, ISBN 3-7795-0064-7 .
• A rainy day in the zoo. Bajazzo Verlag, Zurich 2006, ISBN 3-907588-68-1 .
• When my papa is gone ... Bajazzo Verlag, Zurich 2007, ISBN 978-3-907588-81-9 .
• The story of the little hole. Bajazzo Verlag, Zurich 2008, ISBN 978-3-907588-96-3 .
• A day with me Bajazzo Verlag, Zurich 2010, ISBN 978-3-905871-19-7 .
• AB zebra. The double word fun. Boje Verlag, Cologne 2012, ISBN 978-3-414-82328-1 .
• If i were a lion Bajazzo Verlag, Zurich 2012, ISBN 978-3-905871-32-6 .
• Papa robber. Picture library, Aladin Verlag, Hamburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-8489-1008-3 .
• Come with me, little ghost! , Beltz & Gelberg, Weinheim 2013, ISBN 978-3-407-79541-0 .
• All together , Beltz & Gelberg, Weinheim 2014, ISBN 978-3-407-79562-5 .
• My best friend is a gorilla , Boje Verlag, Cologne 2014, ISBN 978-3-414-82382-3 .
• The birthday bear, Beltz & Gelberg, Weinheim 2015, ISBN 978-3-407-82066-2 .
• Rosie auf dem Baum , Tyrolia-Verlag, Innsbruck-Vienna 2020, ISBN 978-3-7022-3828-5 .

As an illustrator

• Isabel Pin, Michael Sametinger: Cloud Seven and the Little Valley . Samt und Rosen, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-933923-03-4
• Isabel Pin, Antonie Schneider : Little King, who are you? . Aufbau-Verlag, Berlin 2004, ISBN 3-351-04060-1
• Isabel Pin, Gudrun Mebs : She just took me away . Sauerländer, Düsseldorf, ISBN 3-7941-6030-4
• Isabel Pin, Paul Maar : The hidden treasure , Hamburg: Oetinger, 2005, ISBN 3-7891-4250-6
• Isabel Pin, Edith Nesbit : The Enchanted Castle . Dressler, Hamburg 2005, ISBN 3-7915-3608-7
• Isabel Pin, Martin Karau: When the cats get older . Aufbau-Verlag, Berlin 2006, ISBN 978-3-351-04065-9
• Isabel Pin, Heinz Janisch : A cloud in my bed . Aufbau-Verlag, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-351-04078-9
• Isabel Pin, Marie-Thérèse Schins : I practice for heaven . Sauerländer, Düsseldorf, 2007, ISBN 978-3-7941-6084-6
• Isabel Pin, Monika Feth , Grandpa, I can tame bumblebees . Sauerländer, Düsseldorf, 2007, ISBN 978-3-7941-6050-1
• Isabel Pin, Antonie Schneider : Bananas are crooked, but not stupid . Aufbau-Verlag, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-351-04086-4
• Isabel Pin, Rainer Maria Rilke , Das Karussell , Berlin: Kindermann, 2008, ISBN 978-3-934029-28-6
• Isabel Pin, Malin Schwerdtfeger : The Pumpkin Queen . Bloomsbury, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-8270-5315-2
• Isabel Pin, Jürg Schubiger : Zebra, tick, magic word . Hammer, Wuppertal 2009, ISBN 978-3-7795-0226-5
• Isabel Pin, Gudrun Mebs : Guardian angel with sail ears . Sauerländer, Düsseldorf, 2009, ISBN 978-3-7941-6146-1
• Isabel Pin, Monika Feth : Actually, Aunt Lynn is a princess , Mannheim: Sauerländer, 2010, ISBN 978-3-7941-5219-3
• Isabel Pin (idea and concept / illustration), Heinz Janisch : You scary gorilla! - You cuddly gorilla! A love-and-abuse dictionary . Bajazzo Verlag, Zurich 2010, ISBN 978-3-905871-13-5
• Isabel Pin, Antonie Schneider , potatoes in slippers . Aufbau-Verlag, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-351-04135-9
• Isabel Pin, Christa Hein : Bag's secret. Narration . Little Tiger, Vastorf 2011, ISBN 978-3-931081-69-0
• Isabel Pin, Erika Tophoven : Comptines French nursery rhymes (bilingual: French / German). dtv, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-423-09501-3
• Isabel Pin, Will Gmehling : How happiness came to Rita Ricotta . Carlsen, Hamburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-551-51744-9
• Isabel Pin, Gerda Anger-Schmidt : 10 good hippopotamus children . Residenz Verlag, St. Pölten 2011, ISBN 978-3-7017-2082-8
• Isabel Pin (idea and concept / illustration), Wieland Freund , Heinz Janisch , Paul Maar , Antonie Schneider , Martina Wildner : My summer book . Bloomsbury, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-8270-5424-1
• Isabel Pin, Heinz Janisch : Where am I? Tyrolia-Verlag, Innsbruck-Vienna 2019, ISBN 978-3-7022-3796-7

Web links

• Isabel Pin's website
• Literature by and about Isabel Pin in the catalog of the German National Library
• “Designing a book is very close to the work of a director.” Interview with Isabel Pin (interview from 2008)
• Tara Christopeit Isabel Pin (Rossipotti Literature Lexicon)
• Fabian Kettner: Beyond colorful plush and alternative pseudorealism. Beautiful children's books about Isabel Pins
• Bianka Boyke: Isabel Pin sinks into history while drawing (jungesbuch.de)
• Beate Mainka: Verbal support for lovers and angry people
• Andreas Platthaus: The great perspective (FAZ Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, January 31, 2009, No. 26 / page 32)
• O my god, Tom !!! (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, January 6, 2007, No. 5 / page 34).
• Stefan Erlemann: A cloud in my bed
• Sabine Seip: Poetry for Children: The Carousel
• Matita C. Leng: Isabel Pin: When everyone came home early
• Stefanie Eckmann-Schmechta: When my papa is gone ... from Isabel Pin

Individual evidence

1. ↑ bajazzoverlag.ch ( Memento from August 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ Interview statement ( memento of March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), viewed on June 26, 2011
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4. ↑ staatsbibliothek-berlin.de  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ literaturkritik.de
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8. ↑ buchklub.at ( Memento of the original from January 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
9. ↑ Prix ​​Enfantaisie 2002 goes to Isabel Pin for "Der Kern"
10. ↑ dbk.de
11. ↑ Gabriele Dressing: Between Bible and picture book. Religious literature for children and young people as reflected in the Catholic Children's and Young People's Book Prize , St. Ingbert: Röhrig, 2004, p. 347f.
12. ↑ Thomas David: Luck between Papp & Klapp . In: Die Zeit , No. 16/2006
13. ↑ Please look at me! calls the book . In: Die Zeit , No. 46/2004
14. ↑ museum.troisdorf.de  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
15. ↑ Leipzig reading compass
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20. ↑ modern-studio.de ( Memento of the original from October 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
21. ^ École Saint-Simon-Apôtre
22. ↑ Thomas David: Luck between Papp & Klapp . In: Die Zeit , No. 16/2006
23. ↑ Picture book family . In: The Explorers of Reading , April 1, 2014
24. ↑ Claudia Goldammer: My best friend is a gorilla . In: Children's Book Couch , November 2014