Matthias Sodtke

Matthias Sodtke (* 1962 in Hanover ) is a German cartoonist , graphic artist and children's book author .

Live and act

Matthias Sodtke studied visual communication and fine arts .

Since the 1990s he has devoted himself increasingly to writing and drawing children's books. He is the creator of the characters Nulli and Priesemut . In his 1994 children's book Are there actually Brummers that taste like carrots? they appeared for the first time. Since then, they have been the main characters in the picture book series of the same name: the rabbit Nulli and the frog Priesemut .

Sodtke also wrote the book for the children's play The motley magician . In 2001 the Zelttheater Comoedia Mundi eV, a German touring theater , performed this piece under the direction of Ulrike Möckel.

His stories have received several awards. They were filmed for the "Sendung mit der Maus" and performed as plays.

Some of his works have since been translated into Low German and Japanese .

Works (selection)

Unless otherwise stated, all titles are published by Verlag Lappan (Oldenburg).

• Nulli and Priestemut .
  • 1. Are there any grubs that taste like carrots? 1994/1996
  • 6. Nulli, why is your tooth stuck in the carrot? 1999
  • 7. Priestemut's birthday too! 1999
  • 8. I'm doing Bubu ... what are you doing? 2002
  • 9. Tohuwabohu in grandma's kitchen. 2002
  • 10. A tree for Santa Claus. 2003
• Scaredy! Pepper nose! 2004
• Will you teach me to swim 2005
• Laughed at! 2006
• Practice creates masters. 2007
• Sleepy ear rabbit & knee-tongued frog. 2008

• Can you laere mig at svomme? (German title: Are you teaching me to swim?) Lamberth, Espergaerde 2007; ISBN 978-87-7802-798-6
• De Oosterpoggen. Translated from German by Birgit Lemmermann . Schünemann, Bremen 2009; ISBN 978-3-7961-1936-1
• Yeah, lick my ass! Isn't that my old behavior teacher? 2014

DVDs

• DVD 1: Are there any bums that taste like carrots?
• Disc 2: I'm doing Bubu ... what are you doing?
• Disc 3: Scaredy! Pepper nose!
• Disc 4: A Birthday for Priesthood.

literature

• Cordula Aulke: Literature project on Matthias Sodtke: Angsthase! Pepper nose! (Master copy), BVK-Buch Verlag Kempen, Kempen 2006; ISBN 3938458534

Prizes and awards

• 1995: Children's book award from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia for the children's book Are there any grubs that taste like carrots?
• 2000: German Caricature Award in silver

Web links

• Literature by and about Matthias Sodtke in the catalog of the German National Library
• Author presentation by Matthias Sodtke at Carlsen Verlag
• http://www.nulli-priesemut.com/