Ruthild Busch-Schumann

Ruthild Busch-Schumann (* 1900 in Cologne ; † 1989 ) was a German children's book author and illustrator .

As a child, Ruthild Busch-Schumann received drawing and painting lessons from her mother. After finishing school, she studied at the applied arts schools in Hanover and Dresden. She wrote and illustrated numerous children's books with watercolors and paper cutouts.

Works (selection)

• Rejoice in the beautiful earth! A picture book. Illustrated by Ruthild Busch-Schumann. Lahr-Dinglingen, Verlag der St. Johannis-Druckerei, 1920
• Christ is born! With paper cuttings by Ruthild Busch. Burckhardt Haus Vlg .: Berlin 1924
• Adolf Holst , Ruthild Busch-Schumann: Purzel. Marburg: Dürerhaus, 1925
• Songs of love. Compiled, handwritten and cut with scissors by Ruthild Busch-Schumann. Berlin-Dahlem, Burckhardthaus, (1928).
• Small people. Small world, Leipzig, published by Rudolf Schneider 1929
• Good evening, good night - the most beautiful lullabies (with pictures by Ruthild Busch-Schumann). Mainz, Jos. Scholz (around 1930)
• Songs of care, love and loyalty. Illustrated by Ruthild Busch-Schumann. Berlin-Dahlem, Burckhardthaus-Verlag, undated [1930]
• Songs of the love of God. Illustrated by Ruthild Busch-Schumann. Berlin: Burckhardthaus-Verlag (around 1930).
• Ruthild Busch-Schumann, Sternlein fell to earth. A little fairy tale, Leipzig, Rudolf Schneider [1936].
• Our first songbook. The most beautiful children's songs. Illustrated by Ruthild Busch-Schumann. Mainz, Jos. Scholz, around 1938.
• Under the Holderbusch. Well-known nursery rhymes with pictures by Ruthild Busch-Schumann. Wiesbaden, Jos. Scholz-Mainz, [1938].
• Fly maybeetle! Dear nursery rhymes. Illustrated by Ruthild Busch-Schumann. Mainz-Wiesbaden Jos. Scholz Verlag 1948
• Do you know how many stars there are. Pictures from golden childhood days. Lahr-Dinglingen, no year [around 1948].

Web links

• Literature by and about Ruthild Busch-Schumann in the catalog of the German National Library