Susanne Vebel Susanne Vebel i(A68682 works by)
Gender: Female
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12 6 y separately published work icon Cicada Shaun Tan , Shaun Tan (illustrator), ( trans. Susanne Vebel with title Cikade ) Denmark : ABC , 2018 13514146 2018 single work picture book children's fantasy

'Cicada work in tall building.

'Data entry clerk. Seventeen year.

'No sick day. No mistake.

'Tok Tok Tok!

'Cicada works in an office, dutifully toiling day after day for unappreciative bosses and being bullied by his coworkers. But one day, Cicada goes to the roof of the building, and something truly extraordinary happens ...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
3 7 y separately published work icon Edward the Emu Sheena Knowles , Rod Clement (illustrator), ( trans. Susanne Vebel with title Emuen Egon ) Copenhagen : Carlsen , 1990 Z832117 1988 single work picture book children's fiction children's humour

'Edward the emu was sick of the zoo,

There was nowhere to go, there was nothing to do,

And compared to the seals that lived right next door,

Well being an emu was frankly a bore.

'Tired of his life as an emu, Edward decides to try being something else for a change. He tries swimming with the seals. He spends a day lounging with the lions. He even does a stint slithering with the snakes.

'But Edward soon discovers that being an emu may be the best thing after all. And so he returns to his pen, only to find a big surprise awaiting him. . . .

'Edward is tired of being an emu, so he decides to try being something else for a change. First he spends some time swimming with the seals. Next, he lounges with the lions. He even slithers with the snakes. But Edward soon discovers that being an emu may not be so bad after all. So he heads back to his pen, only to find a big surprise awaiting him . . .' (Publication summary)
3 6 y separately published work icon The White Crane Junko Morimoto , Junko Morimoto (illustrator), Helen Smith (translator), ( trans. Susanne Vebel with title Den hvide trane ) Copenhagen : Agertofts , 1986 Z862155 1983 single work picture book children's An old childless Japanese couple unexpectedly acquire a daughter after they rescue a lovely white crane trapped in a forest during a storm.
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