Karin Gruss, born in Wuppertal, oversaw the picture book program at publishing house Peter Hammer Verlag. She currently works as a consultant and instructor on children’s and young adult literature in Dusseldorf. One Red Shoe is her first picture book, based on impressions of the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip. Tobias Krejtschi's first picture book, Crafty Mama Sambona, with text by Hermann Schulz, received several awards (nominated for the German Children’s Literature Award, Troisdorfer Picture Book Prize) and has been translated into multiple languages. One Red Shoe was named one of the five Most Beautiful German Books of 2013 in the children’s book category by the German Book Art Foundation.
". . . Gruss' picture book will stimulate thoughtful discussion
among high-school students." -Booklist Online Exclusive
"It's a difficult, upsetting story of the violent unpredictability
of life in a war zone, one that will undoubtedly lead to
discussions in families and classrooms." --Publishers Weekly
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