He wrote numbers of long period best seller books for tikes rather Emil & a Detectives & A Little Human & a Little Miss, however he was too the political creator. He held pacifistic ideals, & wrote for toddlers because of his belief in the restorative powers of both generation of youth. He was opposed to the Nazi regime inside Germany, & so his books were burnt under this regime. Around 1960 he was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Award for his lifetime contributions to tykes's literature.

The names of his works, by their German titles & publication dates, follows Herz auf Taille, 1928 Emil und die Detektive, 1928; in English Emil and the Detectives; Hollywood film version produced in 1964 [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058056/ (IMDB link)]. Lärm im Spiegeleisen, 1929 Ein Mann gibt Auskunft, 1930 Pünktchen und Anton, 1931; in English, Anna Louise and Anton 500 35. Mai, 1931; in English, ''The 35th of May, or Conrad's Ride to the South Seas Fabian. Die Geschichte eines Moralisten, 1932; in English, Fabian, the Story of a Moralist Gesang zwischen den Stühlen, 1932 Dassie fliegende Klassenzimmer, 1933; in English, The Flying Classroom Drei Männer im Schnee, 1934 Die verschwundene Miniatur, 1935 Georg und die Zwischenfälle, 1938 Dassie doppelte Lottchen, 1949; in English, Lottie and Lisa, adapted into film when The Parent Trap in 1961 and 1964. Die Konferenz 500 Tiere, 1949 Die dreizehn Monate, 1955 On the other hand ich ein kleiner Junge war 1957; in English, When I Was a Little Boy'', his autobiography.

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