Ursula Fuchs

This article deals with the children's book author Ursula Fuchs (1933–2020). On the non-fiction author (* 1937) see Ursel Fuchs .

Ursula Fuchs (born April 6, 1933 in Münster ; † June 12, 2020 in Darmstadt ) was a German children's book author.

Life

Due to the war, Fuchs spent her childhood in several places in Germany. She graduated from commercial school with a secondary school leaving certificate and initially worked as a secretary from 1953 to 1959. Fuchs lived in Kassel for 17 years and worked as a freelance writer in Darmstadt. She was married and had three children, including the author Thomas Fuchs . She died on June 12, 2020 at the age of 87 in Darmstadt.

Works

Ursula Fuchs wrote short stories, television and radio programs and books for children. In the circle of the family, they wrote their own stories, some of which were broadcast on the TV show Sandmännchen . Her first book was published in 1974. In 1979 she published the book Emma or the restless time , in which she reports from her own childhood experiences.

• The scarecrow in the cherry tree. Boje-Verlag, Stuttgart 1974, ISBN 3-414-15010-7
• What will happen to Bettina? Fischer, Göttingen 1976, ISBN 3-439-00678-6
• Emma or the troubled times. Anrich, Modautal-Neunkirchen 1979, ISBN 3-920110-52-8 ; Deutscher Taschenbuch-Verlag, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-423-07837-5 ; Oetinger, Hamburg 1998, ISBN 3-7891-0698-4
• The little green dragon. Boje-Verlag, Stuttgart 1979, ISBN 3-414-10090-8
• Reinhold, don't get upset. Anrich, Modautal-Neunkirchen 1980, ISBN 3-920110-59-5 ; Maier, Ravensburg 1988, ISBN 3-473-51647-3
• The little she-bear doesn't stink and other stories. Anrich, Modautal-Neunkirchen 1981, ISBN 3-920110-67-6 ; Maier, Ravensburg 1987, ISBN 3-473-51596-5
• Wiebke and Paul. Anrich, Modautal-Neunkirchen 1981, ISBN 3-920110-74-9 ; Maier, Ravensburg 1989, ISBN 3-473-51724-0
• I am something you are not Oetinger, Hamburg 1984, ISBN 3-7891-1661-0
• Tales of bear. Anrich, Kevelaer 1984, ISBN 3-920110-96-X ; Maier, Ravensburg 1991, ISBN 3-473-51802-6
• with Fritz Deppert & Karl Horst Passet: ABC Darmstadt. A story book for children to get to know the city. Schlapp, Darmstadt 1984, ISBN 3-87704-014-4
• Tobias and Ines under the umbrella. Deutscher Taschenbuch-Verlag, Munich 1985, ISBN 3-423-07529-5
• Horse goes on vacation. Herold, Stuttgart 1985, ISBN 3-7767-0404-7 ; Deutscher Taschenbuch-Verlag, Munich 1993, ISBN 3-423-75023-5
• The little green dragon. Anrich, Kevelaer 1985, ISBN 3-89106-006-8
• The little green dragon in school. Anrich, Kevelaer 1986, ISBN 3-89106-025-4
• Charlotte, just Charlotte. Anrich, Kevelaer 1986, ISBN 3-89106-029-7 ; Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg 1994, ISBN 3-473-51916-2
• Stones jump over the water. Anrich, Kevelaer 1988, ISBN 3-89106-061-0
• Sunday is Tina Sunday. Oetinger, Hamburg 1988, ISBN 3-7891-1685-8
• The little green kite by the sea. Anrich, Kevelaer 1988, ISBN 3-89106-058-0
• A cuddle machine for Jule. Oetinger, Hamburg 1989, ISBN 3-7891-1003-5
• Friederike or: little cloud behind the rainbow. Anrich, Kevelaer 1990, ISBN 3-89106-110-2
• The big book of the little green dragon. Maier, Ravensburg 1990, ISBN 3-473-51641-4 ; Beltz and Gelberg, Weinheim / Basel 2006, ISBN 3-407-78980-7
• A gingerbread heart from Munich and other bedtime stories. Oetinger, Hamburg 1991, ISBN 3-7891-3501-1
• Stones jump over the water. Anrich, Kevelaer 1992, ISBN 3-928352-19-9
• My dog ​​Mingo. Maier, Ravensburg 1993, ISBN 3-473-51875-1
• But you don't do that! The story of how we almost lived in paradise once. Bitter, Recklinghausen 1993, ISBN 3-7903-0487-5

Awards

• 1980: German youth book award (from 1981 German youth literature award ) for Emma or the restless time
• 1983: In the shortlist of the German Youth Literature Prize: Wiebke and Paul
• 1984: Silver pen of the German Association of Women Doctors for Wiebke and Paul .

Web links

• Literature by and about Ursula Fuchs in the catalog of the German National Library
• Ursula Fuchs in the Lexicon of Westphalian Authors

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Obituary notice. In: VRM Mourning , June 20, 2020. Accessed June 22, 2020.
2. ↑ Children's book author Ursula Fuchs died in Darmstadt. In: Allgemeine Zeitung , June 22, 2020 (restricted access). Retrieved June 22, 2020.
3. ↑ Ursula Fuchs. In: Kürschner's German Literature Calendar 2018/2019. Volume II: P-Z. Walter de Gruyter , 2018, ISBN 978-3-11-057616-0 , p. 260.