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Tomi Ungerer
The Three Robbers
Published by Diogenes as Die drei Räuber
Original Title: The Three Robbers

Tomi Ungerer’s pictorial tale of an orphan named Tiffany who falls into the hands of three highway robbers has become a classic of children’s literature. Since it first appeared in 1961, it has sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide and has been published in 38 languages.

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Children's Books
40 pages
20.7 × 28.8 cm
ab 3 Jahren
1963

978-3-257-00626-1
Tomi
Ungerer

Tomi Ungerer (1931 — 2019) began his unstoppable career as an illustrator, childrenʼs book author and artist in New York. He published more than 140 books for adults and children, and created posters, sculptures and films. His hometown, Strasbourg, dedicated a museum to him even during his lifetime. His picture books, such as The Three Robbers and Moon Man, are modern classics.

Photo: © Gaëtan Bally / Keystone
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Photo of Tomi Ungerer, © Gaëtan Bally / Keystone

Quotes

Le Monde, Paris
»Every page is so powerful and so strange, that all other children's books pale in comparison.«
Hamburger Abendblatt
»How wonderful that there are still children's book authors with such a wealth of imagination.«
Libération, Paris
»A brilliant author of children's books. His books for children are timeless.«
The New York Times

»Delightful and artistically nourishing.«

Awards

2007

Animationsfilm Die drei Räuber erhält den 2. Preis des ›Chicago International Children's Film Festival‹

2007

Animationsfilm Die drei Räuber erhält von der Jury der Filmbewertungsstelle Wiesbaden (FBW) das Prädikat ›Besonders wertvoll‹

1962

›Children's Book of the Year‹ für The Three Robbers

Movie adaptations

2007
Die drei Räuber, Hayo Freitag