Will Gmehling
Will Gmehling (born October 1, 1957 in Bremen ) is a German author for children and young people. Before he appeared with children's books in 1998, he was a painter and wrote poetry for many years. His books have been translated into many languages. He is the father of two children and lives in Bremen and Cologne.
Awards
- 2019: Lynx of the month (July) for outdoor swimming pool. A whole summer under the sky
- 2019 The White Ravens
- 2020 nomination for the Catholic children's and young people's book award for outdoor swimming pool. A whole summer under the sky
- 2020 nomination for the German Youth Literature Prize for outdoor swimming pool. A whole summer under the sky
Works
- In the words, in the shaft . Poems, Bremen 1981.
- Animal taxi Wolf & Co. Illustr. Caroline Ronnefeldt, Sauerländer Verlag, Aarau 1998.
- The Yeti in Berlin . Illustr. Markus Grolik, Sauerländer Verlag, Aarau 2001.
- Mr. Mozart's dog . Illustr. Maren Briswalter, Sauerländer Verlag, Düsseldorf 2004.
- The yeti and the thunder of the golden cloud . Illustr. Markus Grolik, Sauerländer Verlag, Düsseldorf 2007.
- Oh, Quinxtä! A duck in luck . Illustr. Barbara Jung, Carlsen Verlag, Hamburg 2007.
- Have a lynx on your neck . Residenz Verlag, St. Pölten 2008.
- Don't be afraid of sheep . Illustr. Andrea Offermann, Carlsen Verlag, Hamburg 2008.
- Frieda & Mandarine . Illustr. Anna Höglund, Sauerländer Verlag, Mannheim 2010.
- How happiness came to Rita Ricotta . Illustr. Isabel Pin, Carlsen Verlag, Hamburg 2011
- Cleopatra . Illustr. Tobias Krejtschi, Peter Hammer Verlag, Wuppertal 2015
- God the dog and me . Illustr. Wiebke Oeser, Peter Hammer Verlag, Wuppertal 2016
- Clovis . Illustr. Jens Rassmus, Peter Hammer Verlag, Wuppertal 2018
- Outdoor pool. A whole summer under the sky . Peter Hammer Verlag, Wuppertal 2019
- Next round. The Bukowskis fight their way through. Peter Hammer Verlag, Wuppertal 2020
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SURNAME | Gmehling, Will |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German author of books for children and young people |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 1, 1957 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bremen |