Kempter, Christa 1945–

Personal

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

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 Herren 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, Germany), 1999.

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

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

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

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

Die geheimnisvolle Adventsnacht, illustrated by Susanne Wechdorn, Coppenrath (Münster, 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."