Will Gmehling

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Will Gmehling at the Erlanger Poetenfest 2018

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