Such dir was aus, aber beeil dich! #[nn]

Nadia Budde's 2009 collection Such dir was aus, aber beeil dich! – Kindsein in zehn Kapiteln bursts onto the page with a wonderfully chaotic cover: a wide-eyed child tumbles upside-down through a yellow world cluttered with a fish on a string, a cosmonaut mouse, a ship named Calypso, quirky creatures, and scattered doodles that feel like the inside of a very busy imagination. Budde handles every aspect of the work herself — writing, drawing, inking — and her distinctive line gives the whole thing an endearing, handmade energy. Published by S. Fischer as part of their Die Bücher mit dem blauen Band series, this is a charming snapshot of childhood rendered with wit and warmth.