Nadia Budde was born 1967 in Berlin. She was a merchandising designer before studying at the Art Academy Berlin-Weissensee and at the Royal College of Graphic Art in London. Her first picture book “Eins zwei drei Tier” (“One, Two, Three, Bee”) was awarded the German Youth Literature Prize and numerous other awards. Many of her other picture books received major awards. Nadia Budde lives with her family in Berlin.

Photo: © Peter Hammer Verlag

• 2000 Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
• 2000 Oldenburger Kinder- und Jugendbuchpreis
• 2000 Troisdorfer Bilderbuchpreis
• 2000 "Luchs" der Jury von ZEIT und Radio Bremen
• 2002 Schnabelsteherpreis des Arbeitskreises norddeutscher Kinderbuchläden
• 2010 Max and Moritz Award for "search you mind, but hurry up" as Best Comic for children