Happy (late) 80th, Helme Heine! (German-born NZ writer/illus. & HCAA nominee)

[Lenona]

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)

[Lenona]

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.

[Lenona]

https://theinformant.co.nz/friends-80-year-old-illustrator-and-childrens-book-author-helm-heine-the-culture/