


Books in series

Geschichten vom Franz
1984

NUEVAS HISTORIAS DE FRANZ EN LA ESCUELA
1985

Schulgeschichten vom Franz
1987

Neue Schulgeschichten vom Franz
1988

Krankengeschichten vom Franz
1996

Feriengeschichten vom Franz
1988

Liebesgeschichten vom Franz
1996

Fernsehgeschichten vom Franz
2005

Babygeschichten vom Franz
1998

Fußballgeschichten vom Franz.
2002

Pferdegeschichten vom Franz (Sonne, Mond u. Sterne)
2012

Quatschgeschichten vom Franz (Sonne, Mond und Sterne)
2012

Neue Fußballgeschichten vom Franz
2006

Allerhand vom Franz
1991

Franz
Allerhand und mehr
2001

Die schönsten Geschichten vom Franz
2003

Freundschaftsgeschichten vom Franz
2012

Franz auf Klassenfahrt
2012

Die schönsten Schulgeschichten vom Franz
2005
Authors
Christine Nöstlinger was an Austrian writer best known for children's books. By her own admission, Nöstlinger was a wild and angry child. After finishing high school, she wanted to become an artist, and studied graphic arts at the Academy of Applied Arts in Vienna. She worked as a graphic artist for a few years, before marrying a journalist, Ernst Nöstlinger, with whom she had two daughters. The majority of Nöstlinger's production is literature for children and for young people, and she also writes for television, radio and newspapers. She centres on the needs of children in her work, with an anti-authoritarian bent. She does not shy away from tackling difficult subjects like racism, discrimination and self-isolation. Her first book was Die feuerrote Friederike, published in 1970, which she illustrated herself. The book was published in English in 1975 as Fiery Frederica. Awards and recognition: Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (German Youth Literature Prize) 1973, 1988 Friedrich Bödecker Prize 1972 Kinder- und Jugendbuchpreis der Stadt Wien (Viennese Youth Literature Prize) (five-time winner) Österreichischer Staatspreis für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur (Austrian Youth Literature Prize) 1974, 1979 Hans Christian Andersen Award 1984 Tolereis des österreichischen Buchhandels für Toleranz in Denken und Handeln 1998 Zürcher Kinderbuchpreis "La vache qui lit" (Zurich Youth Literature Prize) 1990 Erster Preis der Stiftung Buchkunst 1993 The inaugural Marsh Award for Children's Literature in Translation for Der Hund kommt! (English: A Dog's Life, translated by Anthea Bell) 1996 Wildweibchenpreis 2002 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2003

Erhard Dietl is a German author, musician, and illustrator. He is best known for his children's books, especially the popular and long-running Olchis series.