Binette Schroeder (5 December 1939 – 5 July 2022) was a German author and illustrator.

Biography
Born in Hamburg, Schroeder studied typography in Munich and continued her studies in painting at the Schule für Gestaltung Basel. She wrote and illustrated numerous children's books, some of which received international awards, including two awards at the Biennial of Illustration Bratislava. She lived in Munich with her husband, illustrator Peter Nickl. Schroeder died in Gräfelfing on 5 July 2022 at the age of 82.

Works
 Flora's Magic House (1969)
 Archibald and his Little Red Cheek (1970)
 Florian and Tractor Max (1971)Lelebum: A Rhyming and Pictorial Elephant Tale (1972)
 Ra ta ta tam, the Strange Story of a Little Engine (1973), written by Nickl, illustrated by Schroeder
 Crocodile Crocodile (1975),  written by Nickl, illustrated by Schroeder
 The Wonderful Travels and Adventures of Baron Münchhausen, as Told by Himself in the Company of his Friends and Washed Down by Many a Good Bottle of Wine: The Adventures on Land (1977), based on the versions by Rudolf Erich Raspe and Gottfried August Bürger, written by Nickl, illustrated by Schroeder
 Zebby Gone with the Wind (1981)
 Shop, Zebby, Shop (1981)
 Zebby's Breakfast (1981)
 Run, Zebby, Run, Run, Run (1981)
 Zebby Goes Swimming (1981)
 The Shadow Sewing Machine (1982), written by Michael Ende, illustrated by Schroeder
 The Dreaming House: A Walk Through the Night (1982), written by Nickl, illustrated by Schroeder
 Tuffa and the Snow (1983)
 Tuffa and the Bone (1983)
 Tuffa and her Friends (1983)
 Tuffa and the Picnic (1983)
 Tuffa and the Ducks (1983)
 The Cow Book (1983), compiled by Marc Gallant
 Beauty and the Beast (1986), written by Mme Leprince de Beaumont, retold by Anne Carter, illustrated by Schroeder
 The Frog Prince, or Iron Henry (1989), written by the Brothers Grimm, illustrated by Schroeder
 The Legend of the Full Moon (1993), written by Ende, illustrated by Schroeder
 Angels and Other Fowl 4: An Advent Calendar for Painting, Handicrafts and Snipping (1997)
 Laura (1999)
 Sir Lofty & Sir Tubb (2009)
 The Wizardling (2014)
 Binette Schroeder’s Well of Stories (2019)
 Mr. Gray & Frieda Frolic (2021)

Distinctions
 (1971)
 (1973)
Prix Octogones (2000)
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (2004)
Bavarian Order of Merit (2012)

References

1939 births
2022 deaths
Writers from Hamburg
German illustrators
German women children's writers
German women illustrators