Awards

Paris Toujours

• Winner of the German Design Award 2015
• Winner of the Joseph-Binder-Award 2014 – bronze

Konrad’s Shadow

• Winner of the German-­French Youth Literature Prize 2015

The Time-Saver

• »Winner«, Creative Quarterly 32, 2013
• »Merit Winner«, 3×3 ProShow Nr.10 2013
• AI32 »Chosen«, American Illustration 2013

The Wondrous Story of Peter Schlemihl

• Joseph-Binder-Award 2012 Gold
• on the shortlist of the Most Beautiful German Books 2012, Stiftung Buchkunst/Foundation Book Art
• Merit-Winner 3×3 ProShow 2012 (NYC)
• Highly Commended, YIA Illustrative 10

Waiting

• Advancement Award of Hans-Meid-Stiftung
• Ars Lipsiensis Award

Cloud Animals and the Square

• among the 100 Outstanding Picturebooks 2024

An Ape Threw a Banana one Day, and 25 Animals Came up to Play. An Animals´ ABC

• Nominated for the German Design Award 2016.

An Owl Named Sili

• on the shortlist of the Most Beautiful German Books 2015, Stiftung Buchkunst/Foundation Book Art

Spring Awakening

• German Design Award nominee 2015

Ls or the Right to Laziness

• Winner of the German Design Award 2016, Category Editorial
• longlist of the Most Beautiful German books 2015, Stiftung Buchkunst/Foundation Book Art

Grandmother’s Fur. No Fairy-Tales

• “The Special Book” - on the list of the best books published by independent publishers 2015

Mascha and the Bear

• Plague at the Biennial of Illustration Bratislava (BIB) 2015
• German Design Award – Nominee 2015
• Honoured by the Joseph-Binder-Award Jury
• Award by the Federal State of Saxonia 2014, 3rd place (Sächsischer Staatspreis für Design)
• White Ravens 2014
• e.o. Plauen-Advancement Award 2013

Ben and the Whales. The extraordinary Journey

• on the shortlist of HUCKEPACK 2017.

The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether

• German Design Award 2017, Special Mention, Excellent Communications Design & Books
• Merit Award, Graphis Design Annual 2017, New York
• on the longlist of the Most Beautiful German Books 2016 by Stiftung Buchkunst /Foundation Book Art

German Cakes for Coffee Time. With Buttercream and Icing

• 3 x 3 International Illustration Award 2016 (Honorable Mention)

And Then the Head Explodes

• Winner of  the German Children’s Literature Award (Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis) 2015
• Beauty and the Book Award Winner, Frankfurt Book Fair 2014
• Joseph Binder Award - prize-winning entry
• on the longlist of the Most Beautiful German Books 2014 by Stiftung Buchkunst /Foundation Book Art
• nominated for the Serafina 2014, a young talent award for illustrators by the German Academy of Literature for Children and Young Readers in cooperation with the Frankfurt Book Fair/Foundation Book Art

Into a World of Words

• White Ravens 2016, an award presented by the International Youth Library that  recognizes outstanding children’s and youth literature

The Big Alphabet Robbery

• German Design Award 2017 (Special Mention - Category Books and Calendars)
• on the shortlist of the Most Beautiful German Books 2016 by Stiftung Buchkunst/Foundation Book Art

A Day in Cap d’Agde

• Winner of the German Design Award 2017 (Gold - category Posters, Cards and Photography)

Finn Flosse Cleans up the Ocean

• nominated for Serafina 2015, an illustrators’ young talent award presented by the German Academy of Literature for Children and Young Readers
• Climate Book Recommendation Oct. 2015, by  The German Academy of Literature for Children and Young Readers, as a valuable book to raise climate awareness
• on the shortlist of the Most Beautiful German Books 2016 by Stiftung Buchkunst/Foundation Book Art

Werther Reloaded

• Winner of the German Design Award 2017 (Category Books and Calendars)
• on the shortlist of the Most Beautiful German Books 2016 by Stiftung Buchkunst/ Foundation Book Art

Suddenly Silence

• Honorary Appreciation by Stiftung Buchkunst/Foundation Book Art – »Best Book Design from all over the World« 2017
• Winner of the German Design Award 2017 (Gold - category Editorial)
• Winner of Schönste Deutsche Bücher – Most Beautiful German Books 2016 by Stiftung Buchkunst /Foundation Book Art

Aim high

• German Design Award 2018 (Special Mention)

Not Beyond the 7 Hills

• Awarded with Mannheimer BUNTSTIFT 2018.
• Nominated for Serafina 2017.
• Not Beyond the 7 Hills is a White Raven 2017.

Just Like Friends

• Winner of Serafina 2017
• German Design Award Winner 2018

Really, Roast Dog Sweet-and-Sour? Chinese Home Cooking

• The book is on the shortlist 2017 of »The Beauty and the Book Award«.

Wilma’s Mice Hunt

• German Design Award Winner 2018

Milli Rabbit on the Run

• German Design Award Winner 2018

When the Magpie King lost his White Color

• When the Magpie King lost his White Color is a White Raven 2018

Wolf Bread

• Reading recommendation from Kolibri.
• On the list of “Der rote Elefant”.

Scareman

• Selected by German Academy for Children and Youth Literature as Book of the Month May 2020.

The Moon Woman and the Sun Woman

• Awarded with the Kimi-Siegel.

Yaotao`s Characters

• On the shortlist of Joseph Binder Award 2018.

Chewing gum gums up your stomach

• On the longlist of the Most Beautiful German Books 2018 by Stiftung Buchkunst/Foundation Book Art.

Zorilla

• White Raven 2019
• On the list of "Der rote Elefant" 2019
• KIMI-Siegel

Madame Fafu

• Recommended by German Academy for Children and Youth Literature as Environment-Book Tip June 2019.

These Curiosities Will Have to Be Printed

• International Creative Media Award 2020 category BOOK DESIGN (GOLD).

It doesn´t fit

• On the list of »Der Rote Elefant« 2019.
• LesePeter December 2018.

Queen for a night

• On the shortlist of HUCKEPACK 2020.

The Climate Pigs

• Recommended by German Academy for Children and Youth Literature as Climate-Book Tip May 2020.
• Selected for the Braw Amazing Bookshelf 2022.

Polka for Igor

• Winner of  the German Children’s Literature Award 2019 (Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis) Category Picture Book and Special Award New Talent.
• Winner of Serafina 2018.
• On the list of »Der Rote Elefant«.
• On the longlist of the Most Beautiful German Books 2018 by Stiftung Buchkunst/Foundation Book Art.

The Little Forest Primer

• On the Shortlist of Science Book of the Year 2021.
• Winner of Austrian Children´s and Youth Book Prize 2021.
• On the list of »Der Rote Elefant«.

A Chunk of Cheese

• Nominated for Serafina 2020
• A White Raven 2020.

The Whale in the Garden

• Selected for the Braw Amazing Bookshelf 2022

The Secrets of Pinewood Hill

- On the Shortlist of WIA 2022.

Strange Looks

• Winner of Serafina 2022

Kaiserschmarrn

• White Raven 2022
• Selected from Deutsche Akademie für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur for the Book of the Month June 2022
• Selected as a reading recommendation by the jury of the Austrian Children´s and Youth Book Prize 2023

The Bear Does His Business

• On the list of »Der Rote Elefant«

On the Island

• On the list of »Der Rote Elefant«

A House with Many Windows

• On the list of »Der Rote Elefant«
• A House with Many Windows is selected by the BRAW Amazing Bookshelf in Bologna 2023.

Alula – The Garden / The Jungle

• nominated for Serafina 2023
• The Best German Book Design 2023 by Stiftung Buchkunst
• White Raven 2023
• nominated for the Schweizer Kinder - und Jugendbuchpreis 2024
• among the 100 Outstanding Picturebooks 2024

Alberta’s Shop of Dreams

• Alberta’s Shop of Dreams is selected from Deutsche Akademie für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur for the Book of the Month March 2023.
• Nominated for Serafina 2023.

In the morning at six

 On the longlist of Stiftung Buchkunst for The Best German Book Design 2023.

Bus

• Awarded Picture Book of the Month June 2024 by the German Academy for Children's and Young Adult Literature
• The best 7 in April, Deutschlandfunk
• Among the Winners of The Best German Book Design 2024