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Tomi Ungerer
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Tomi Ungerer

Tomi Ungerer (1931 — 2019) began his unstoppable career as an illustrator, childrenʼs book author and artist in New York. He published more than 140 books for adults and children, and created posters, sculptures and films. His hometown, Strasbourg, dedicated a museum to him even during his lifetime. His picture books, such as The Three Robbers and Moon Man, are modern classics.

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»How wonderful that there are still children's book authors with such a wealth of imagination.«
Hamburger Abendblatt, Hamburg
»Tomi Ungerer is a hit with children because he is himself a child. The highly sensitive Ungerer, with his heartfelt charm, devotes all of his friendliness and tenderness to children, while reserving his ridicule, disdain and macabre sense of humour for adults.«
Manuel Gasser / du, Zurich
»A brilliant author of children's books. His books for children are timeless.«
Libération, Paris
»Tomi Ungerer knows what constitutes good children's books: They are both full of fantasy and close to daily reality, a little brazen and subversive – and never obsequious.«
Facts, Zurich
»No one, I dare say, no one was as original. Tomi influenced everybody.«
Maurice Sendak
»Both Mr. Ungerer's approach and his visual style – inspired by Saul Steinberg, with elements of George Grosz and Paul Klee – seem to have seeped into the DNA of children's literature.«
The New York Times

»A virtuoso of provocation and an expert in the field of fear.«

Thomas Ribi / Neue Zürcher Zeitung
»How wonderful that there are still children's book authors with such a wealth of imagination.«
Hamburger Abendblatt, Hamburg
»Tomi Ungerer is a hit with children because he is himself a child. The highly sensitive Ungerer, with his heartfelt charm, devotes all of his friendliness and tenderness to children, while reserving his ridicule, disdain and macabre sense of humour for adults.«
Manuel Gasser / du, Zurich
»A brilliant author of children's books. His books for children are timeless.«
Libération, Paris
»Tomi Ungerer knows what constitutes good children's books: They are both full of fantasy and close to daily reality, a little brazen and subversive – and never obsequious.«
Facts, Zurich
»No one, I dare say, no one was as original. Tomi influenced everybody.«
Maurice Sendak
»Both Mr. Ungerer's approach and his visual style – inspired by Saul Steinberg, with elements of George Grosz and Paul Klee – seem to have seeped into the DNA of children's literature.«
The New York Times

»A virtuoso of provocation and an expert in the field of fear.«

Thomas Ribi / Neue Zürcher Zeitung
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Benny und der grüne Daumen
Tomi Ungerer & Millicent E. Selsam
Seeds and More Seeds
Children's Books / 64 pages
2026
Oh Jonathan!
Tomi Ungerer & William Cole
That Pest Jonathan
Children's Books / 32 pages
2024
Herr Groß und Herr Klein
Tomi Ungerer & Barbara Brenner
Mr. Tall and Mr. Small
Children's Books / 32 pages
2024
Malen mit Tomi Ungerer. Tiere
Tomi Ungerer
Colouring with Tomi Ungerer: Animals
Children's Books / 48 pages
2022
Das Weihnachtsliederbuch
Tomi Ungerer
The Book of Christmas Carols
Children's Books / 24 pages
2021
Und jetzt du
Tomi Ungerer & William Cole
Frances Face-Maker
Children's Books / 32 pages
2021
Dies und das
Tomi Ungerer
This and That
Children's Books / 40 pages
2019
Non Stop
Tomi Ungerer
Non Stop
Art, Cartoon, Photography / 48 pages
2019
Warum bin ich nicht du?
Tomi Ungerer
Why Am I Not You?
Contemporary Literature / 192 pages
2016
Besser nie als spät
Tomi Ungerer
Useless Thoughts II
Contemporary Literature / 144 pages
2015
Schnecke, wo bist du?
Tomi Ungerer
Snail, Where Are You?
Children's Books / 32 pages
2014
Na so was?
Tomi Ungerer
Ask Me a Question
Children's Books / 36 pages
2014
Schuh, wo bist du?
Tomi Ungerer
One, Two, where's my Shoe?
Children's Books / 36 pages
2013
Der Nebelmann
Tomi Ungerer
Fog Man
Children's Books / 48 pages
2012
Expect the Unexpected (Festschrift)
Tomi Ungerer
Expect the Unexpected
Anthologies / 256 pages
2011
Das Tomi Ungerer Kinderbuch Schatzkästlein
Tomi Ungerer
The Tomi Ungerer Treasure Box of Children's Books
Children's Books / 152 pages
2011
Achtung Weihnachten
Tomi Ungerer
Beware of Christmas
Art, Cartoon, Photography / 240 pages
2010
Zloty
Tomi Ungerer
Zloty
Children's Books / 36 pages
2009
Die Hölle ist das Paradies des Teufels
Tomi Ungerer
Useless Thoughts
Contemporary Literature / 160 pages
2008
Neue Freunde
Tomi Ungerer
Making Friends
Children's Books / 40 pages
2007
Die Abenteuer der Familie Mellops
Tomi Ungerer
The Mellops
Children's Books / 176 pages
2006
Jossel Rakovers Wendung zu Gott
Zvi Kolitz & Tomi Ungerer
Yosl Rakover Talks to God
Contemporary Literature / 208 pages
2004
Vögel
Tomi Ungerer
If I were a bird ...
Art, Cartoon, Photography / 144 pages
2004
Es war einmal mein Vater
Tomi Ungerer
From Father to Son
Biographies / 144 pages
2003
Tomi Ungerers Märchenbuch
Tomi Ungerer
A Storybook from Tomi Ungerer
Children's Books / 96 pages
2001
Die blaue Wolke
Tomi Ungerer
The Blue Cloud
Children's Books / 40 pages
2000
Otto
Tomi Ungerer
Otto
Children's Books / 36 pages
1999
Tremolo
Tomi Ungerer
Tremolo
Children's Books / 32 pages
1998
Katzen
Tomi Ungerer
Cats as Cats Can
Art, Cartoon, Photography / 120 pages
1998
Flix
Tomi Ungerer
Flix
Children's Books / 32 pages
1997
Das große Katzenbuch
Tomi Ungerer
The Great Book of Cats
Anthologies / 224 pages
1995
Poster
Tomi Ungerer
Posters
Art, Cartoon, Photography / 128 pages
1994
Die Gedanken sind frei
Tomi Ungerer
A Childhood Under The Nazis
Biographies / 144 pages
1993
Schutzengel der Hölle
Tomi Ungerer
Hell's Guardian Angels
Art, Cartoon, Photography / 128 pages
1986
Slow Agony
Tomi Ungerer
Slow Agony
Art, Cartoon, Photography / 64 pages
1983
Heute hier, morgen fort
Tomi Ungerer
Far Out Isn't Far Enough
Biographies / 176 pages
1983
Kleopatra fährt Schlitten
Tomi Ungerer & André Hodeir
Cleopatra Goes Sledding
Children's Books / 48 pages
1982
Das Kamasutra der Frösche
Tomi Ungerer
The Joy of Frogs
Art, Cartoon, Photography / 72 pages
1982
Tomi Ungerers fünf fabelhafte Fabeltiere
Tomi Ungerer
Five Fabulous Fabled Animals
Children's Books / 240 pages
1980
Rufus
Tomi Ungerer
Rufus
Children's Books / 48 pages
1980
Orlando
Tomi Ungerer
Orlando
Children's Books / 48 pages
1980
Emil
Tomi Ungerer
Emile
Children's Books / 48 pages
1980
Der flache Franz
Tomi Ungerer & Jeff Brown
Flat Stanley
Children's Books / 56 pages
1980
Adelaide
Tomi Ungerer
Adelaide
Children's Books / 48 pages
1980
Babylon
Tomi Ungerer
Babylon
Art, Cartoon, Photography / 172 pages
1979
Mr. Mellops baut ein Flugzeug
Tomi Ungerer
The Mellops go flying
Children's Books / 40 pages
1978
Die Mellops auf Schatzsuche
Tomi Ungerer
The Mellops go diving for treasure
Children's Books / 40 pages
1978
Die Mellops als Höhlenforscher
Tomi Ungerer
The Mellops go spelunking
Children's Books / 40 pages
1978
Heidi kann brauchen, was es gelernt hat
Johanna Spyri & Tomi Ungerer
Heidi Makes Use of What She Has Learned
Children's Books / 192 pages
1978
Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre
Johanna Spyri & Tomi Ungerer
Heidi's Years of Learning and Travel
Children's Books / 256 pages
1978
Familie Mellops findet Öl
Tomi Ungerer
The Mellops strike Oil
Children's Books / 40 pages
1978
Familie Mellops feiert Weihnachten
Tomi Ungerer
Christmas Eve at the Mellops'
Children's Books / 40 pages
1978
Totempole
Tomi Ungerer
Totempole
Art, Cartoon, Photography / 112 pages
1976
Das große Liederbuch
Tomi Ungerer
The Great Songbook
Anthologies / 240 pages
1975
Kein Kuss für Mutter
Tomi Ungerer
No Kiss for Mother
Children's Books / 48 pages
1974
Allumette
Tomi Ungerer
Allumette
Children's Books / 36 pages
1974
Papa Schnapp und seine noch-nie-dagewesenen Geschichten
Tomi Ungerer
I Am Papa Snap and These Are My Favorite No Such Stories
Children's Books / 36 pages
1973
Der Hut
Tomi Ungerer
The Hat
Children's Books / 32 pages
1972
Das Biest des Monsieur Racine
Tomi Ungerer
The Beast of Monsieur Racine
Children's Books / 32 pages
1972
Der Zauberlehrling
Tomi Ungerer & Barbara Hazen
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Children's Books / 44 pages
1971
Zeraldas Riese
Tomi Ungerer
Zeralda's Ogre
Children's Books / 36 pages
1970
The Party
Tomi Ungerer
The Party
Art, Cartoon, Photography / 128 pages
1969
Tomi Ungerer's Geheimes Skizzenbuch
Tomi Ungerer
The Underground Sketchbook
Art, Cartoon, Photography / 160 pages
1968
Warwick und die 3 Flaschen
Tomi Ungerer & André Hodeir
Warwick's 3 bottles
Children's Books / 36 pages
1967
Der Mondmann
Tomi Ungerer
Moon Man
Children's Books / 40 pages
1966
Die drei Räuber
Tomi Ungerer
The Three Robbers
Children's Books / 40 pages
1963
Crictor
Tomi Ungerer
Crictor
Children's Books / 32 pages
1963
Der schönste Tag
Tomi Ungerer
Just Married
Gift Books / 64 pages
1960
America
Tomi Ungerer
America
Art, Cartoon, Photography / 400 pages

Seeds and More Seeds
That Pest Jonathan
Mr. Tall and Mr. Small
Colouring with Tomi Ungerer: Animals
The Book of Christmas Carols
Frances Face-Maker
This and That
Non Stop
Why Am I Not You?
Useless Thoughts II
Snail, Where Are You?
Ask Me a Question
One, Two, where's my Shoe?
Fog Man
Expect the Unexpected
The Tomi Ungerer Treasure Box of Children's Books
Beware of Christmas
Zloty
Useless Thoughts
Making Friends
The Mellops
Yosl Rakover Talks to God
If I were a bird ...
From Father to Son
A Storybook from Tomi Ungerer
The Blue Cloud
Otto
Tremolo
Cats as Cats Can
Flix
The Great Book of Cats
Posters
A Childhood Under The Nazis
Hell's Guardian Angels
Slow Agony
Far Out Isn't Far Enough
Cleopatra Goes Sledding
The Joy of Frogs
Five Fabulous Fabled Animals
Rufus
Orlando
Emile
Flat Stanley
Adelaide
Babylon
The Mellops go flying
The Mellops go diving for treasure
The Mellops go spelunking
Heidi Makes Use of What She Has Learned
Heidi's Years of Learning and Travel
The Mellops strike Oil
Christmas Eve at the Mellops'
Totempole
The Great Songbook
No Kiss for Mother
Allumette
I Am Papa Snap and These Are My Favorite No Such Stories
The Hat
The Beast of Monsieur Racine
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Zeralda's Ogre
The Party
The Underground Sketchbook
Warwick's 3 bottles
Moon Man
The Three Robbers
Crictor
Just Married
America
Heidi – Lehr- und Wanderjahre
Heidi kann brauchen, was es gelernt hat
Adelaide
Der Mondmann
Kein Kuss für Mutter
Das Gute-Nacht-Liederbuch
Das Weihnachtsliederbuch
Benny und der grüne Daumen
Just Married
Schnecke, wo bist du?
Achtung Weihnachten
Zeraldas Riese
Warwick und die 3 Flaschen
Emil
Warum bin ich nicht du?
Zeraldas Riese
Der Zauberlehrling
Na so was?
Zloty
Der Mondmann
Das kleine Kinderliederbuch
Kein Kuss für Mutter
Otto
Papa Schnapp und seine noch-nie-dagewesenen Geschichten
Rufus
Schuh, wo bist du?
Non Stop
Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre
Familie Mellops feiert Weihnachten
Der Hut
Die drei Räuber
Kein Kuss für Mutter
Fünf fabelhafte Fabeltiere
Oh Jonathan!
Crictor
Der Mondmann
Das Kamasutra der Frösche
Herr Groß und Herr Klein
Und jetzt du
Die drei Räuber
Neue Freunde
Allumette
Flix
Die Gedanken sind frei
Der Nebelmann
Dies und das
Die drei Räuber