Overview

• She died unexpectedly on 10 September in Schwerin from an anaphylactic shock, according to her publisher Carlsen Verlag.
• Her work appears in the group exhibition "Zusammen" at the Kinderbuchhaus in the Altonaer Museum, whose opening on 9 September she had planned to attend.
• Bauer reached a broad audience from the mid-1980s with comics and cartoons for the magazine Brigitte.
• She created numerous books for children, adolescents and adults, with standout titles including Die Königin der Farben, Selma and Opas Engel.
• Her honors included the Hans Christian Andersen Prize and the German Youth Literature Prize for her lifetime achievement.