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Happy (late) 80th, Helme Heine! (German-born NZ writer/illus. & HCAA no
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Lenona
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on Wed May 12 12:05:12 2021
His birthday was on April 4th. Born in Berlin, he moved to New Zealand in 1990.
He was nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration in 1984.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helme_Heine
(according to this, at least a dozen of his books are available in English)
http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n80037958/
(synopses)
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1583653/
(filmography)
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From
Lenona
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on Wed May 12 12:19:05 2021
https://helmeheine.de
(his site, in German)
https://newsrnd.com/news/2021-04-04-helme-heine-turns-80--%22i-almost-shot-the-milkman%22.B1UvMgwSu.html
(interview on his birthday - I think it's a translation of an interview in Der Spiegel)
There seems to be at least one New Zealand birthday tribute, but I can't open it.
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/search/books/?q=helme%20heine&sf=t
(six Kirkus reviews)
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/43225.Helme_Heine
(reader reviews)
And there are a LOT of read-alouds of his books on YouTube.
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From
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on Wed May 12 16:40:30 2021
https://theinformant.co.nz/friends-80-year-old-illustrator-and-childrens-book-author-helm-heine-the-culture/
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