12 Facts About Tomi Ungerer

Tomi Ungerer published over 140 books ranging from children's books to adult works and from the fantastic to the autobiographical.

Tomi Ungerer was known for sharp social satire and witty aphorisms.

Tomi Ungerer received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1998 for his "lasting contribution" as a children's illustrator.

Tomi Ungerer was born in Strasbourg in Alsace, France, the youngest of four children to Alice and Theo Tomi Ungerer.

Tomi Ungerer lived through the German occupation of Alsace when the family home was requisitioned by the Wehrmacht.

Tomi Ungerer did illustration work for publications including The New York Times, Esquire, Life, Harper's Bazaar, The Village Voice, and for television during the 1960s, and began to create posters denouncing the Vietnam War.

Tomi Ungerer eventually returned to children's literature with Flix in 1998.

Tomi Ungerer donated many of the manuscripts and artwork for his early children's books to the Children's Literature Research Collection at the Free Library of Philadelphia.

Tomi Ungerer divided his time between Ireland, where he and his wife had moved in 1976, and Strasbourg.

Tomi Ungerer died on 9 February 2019 in Cork, Ireland, aged 87.

Tomi Ungerer described himself first and foremost as a story teller and satirist.

Tomi Ungerer's publications are held by the German National Library, including:.