Markus Osterwalder

Markus Osterwalder (born July 6, 1947 in Schlieren , Canton of Zurich ) is a children's book author and previously worked as an editor , graphic designer , layouter and artistic director of a children's book publisher.

Live and act

Markus Osterwalder began his career as a graphic designer at a school book publisher in Paris and worked for Akut magazine in Hamburg. Later he was a layouter for ZEITmagazin . For many years he was the artistic director of the French children's book publisher L'école des loisirs. He is also active as an author. He is particularly known for his children's book series Bobo Siebenschläfer , a series of bedtime stories in which little Bobo always falls asleep at the end. Markus Osterwalder is also the editor of the illustrator reference work Dictionnaire des Illustrateurs 1800–1914.

Markus Osterwalder lives and works in Arcueil near Paris .

Works (selection)

With new illustrations by Dorothée Böhlke

• Merry Christmas, Bobo Siebenschläfer! Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2016, ISBN 978-3-499-21762-3 .
• Bobo Siebenschläfer: Have fun in kindergarten! Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2017, ISBN 978-3-499-21763-0 .
• Bobo Siebenschläfer has a sibling . Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2017, ISBN 978-3-499-21779-1 .
• Bobo dormouse. Isn't it bad at all! Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2018, ISBN 978-3-499-21804-0 .
• Bobo dormouse. It's nice outside! Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2019, ISBN 978-3-499-21835-4 .
• Bobo dormouse. There's something going on inside! Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2019, ISBN 978-3-499-00082-9 .

classic

• Bobo dormouse . Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2004, ISBN 3-499-21204-8 .
• Bobo Siebenschläfer is back . Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2003, ISBN 3-499-21245-5 .
• Bobo Siebenschläfer continues happily . Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2002, ISBN 3-499-21222-6 .
• Bobo dormouse never gets tired . Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2012, ISBN 978-3-499-21649-7 .

Books on the TV series

• Bobo Siebenschläfer's newest adventure . Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2014, ISBN 978-3-499-21706-7 .
• Bobo Siebenschläfer's very latest adventure . Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2015, ISBN 978-3-499-21708-1 .
• Always happy with Bobo Siebenschläfer . Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2015, ISBN 978-3-499-21722-7 .
• Bobo dormouse. Great summer fun (anthology) . Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2018, ISBN 978-3-499-21808-8 .

Cardboard picture books

• Bobo by the sea . Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-499-21566-7 .
• Bobo on the farm . Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-499-21567-4 .
• Bobo in the circus . Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-499-21568-1 .
• Bobo's Christmas . Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-499-21584-1 .

Cardboard picture books with new illustrations by Dorothée Böhlke

• Bobo in the playground . Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2018, ISBN 978-3-499-21836-1 .
• Bobo in the zoo . Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2018, ISBN 978-3-499-21837-8 .
• Bobo with grandma and grandpa . Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2018, ISBN 978-3-499-21839-2 .
• Bobo goes shopping . Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2018, ISBN 978-3-499-21838-5 .
• Bobo by the sea . Rowohlt, Hamburg 2019, ISBN 978-3-499-21470-7 .
• Bobo celebrates Christmas . Rowohlt, Hamburg 2019, ISBN 978-3-499-00132-1 .

literature

• Jörg Thomann: And again and again Bobo falls asleep [...] A visit to Markus Osterwalder . In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung. No. 21, May 26, 2019, Leben p. 13.

Web links

• Markus Osterwalder's author page at Rowohlt Verlag
• Example story from Bobo Siebenschläfer. Great summer fun

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Markus Osterwalder's biography. Author's website at Rowohlt Verlag