Schubert, Dieter

Ingrid and Dieter Schubert, a husband and wife team, are the creators of many award-winning picture books for children including Amazing Animals, recipient of a National Parenting Publications Gold Award and Where is My Monkey?, recipient of a Golden Brush award (a Dutch award for best illustrated book). The Schuberts were both born and raised in Germany. After studying art at the Academy of Design in Muenster and the Academy of Art in Dusseldorf, they moved to Amsterdam to study at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam where they have lived ever since. Their first effort, There's a Crocodile Under my Bed! was an immediate success and was published in 14 countries. Now their many books for children are available in 21 languages.