Kempter, Christa 1945-

PERSONAL:

Born June 21, 1945, in Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany; married; children: four children.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Hamburg, Germany.

CAREER:

Freelance writer and illustrator. Writer for Betthupferl (children's program), produced on Bayern Radio 1, Germany.

WRITINGS:

Geshichten vom kleine Herrn Wimmerzahn, Frieling (Berlin, Germany), 1992.

Vom dünnen König, illustrated by Pia Kempter, Verlag für Medienpraxis und Kulturarbeit (Ludwigshafen, Germany), 1995.

Lauter wilde Räubergeschichten, illustrated by Markus Grolik, Aare (Salzburg, Austria), 1999.

Meine allerschönsten Mutmachgeschicten, illustrated by Michael Bayer, Egmont Schneider (Munich, Germany), 2002.

Die pfefferminz-Hühner, illustrated by Sigrid Leberer, Coppenrath (Munster, Germany), 2004.

Die Prinzessin mit den Räbenrsteifeln, illustrated by Anja Reichel, Coppenrath (Munster, Germany), 2005.

Liebes kleines schaf, illustrated by Frauke Weldin, NordSüd (Gossau, Germany), 2006, translated by Michelle Maczka as Dear Little Lamb, North-South Books (New York, NY), 2006.

Die geheimnisvolle Adventsnacht, illustrated by Susanne Wechdorn, Coppenrath (Munster, Germany), 2006.

Author of scripts for Betthupferl (radio program), produced on German radio.

Author's works have been translated into Dutch.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Kirkus Reviews, August 15, 2006, review of Dear Little Lamb, p. 845.

School Library Journal, October, 2006, Marge Loch-Wouters, review of Dear Little Lamb, p. 114.

ONLINE

Bayern Radio Web site,http://www.br-online.de/ (February 24, 2006), "Christa Kempter."