Lena Winkel
Illustrator

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Lena Winkel
Illustrator
Lena Winkel has been illustrating children’s and picture books since 2014 and self-publishes comics and zines. Her master’s thesis earned her a place on the shortlist for the Comics Prize awarded by the Berthold Leibinger Foundation.

Rico and the Storm Pigeon (vol. 3)
Friendship story between a special boy and a baby bird in danger

Rico and the Pilfered Cupcakes (vol. 2)
Continuation of the new “Rico and Oscar” prequels by Andreas Steinhöfel

A Christmas Miracle Named Fred
A Christmas story that goes straight to the heart

Rico and the Streetlight Scarf (vol. 1)
By Andreas Steinhöfel - winner of the Andersen Award 2023
Nominiert für den Elbinsel-Kinderbuchpreis 2025
Leseknirps des Monats November 2023, Lesestufe 1 (SPELL - Siegener Preis für Erstleseliteratur)