Valerie und die Gute-Nacht-Schaukel

Mira Lobe was born in 1913 in Görlitz, Silesia. Her talent for writing was evident from her school essays. She wanted to study and become a journalist, which was denied to her as a Jewish woman in Nazi Germany. Therefore, she trained as a machine knitter at the Berlin Fashion School. In 1936, she fled to Palestine. There, she married the actor Friedrich Lobe, with whom she had two children. From 1950, she lived in Vienna, where she died on February 6, 1995. Mira Lobe wrote nearly 100 children's and youth books, for many of which she received awards and honors. Among her most famous works are "Das kleine Ich bin ich" (1972), "Valerie und die Gute-Nacht-Schaukel" (1981), "Die Geggis" (1985), "Die Omama im Apfelbaum" (1965), and "Die Räuberbraut" (1974). "The deeper meaning of writing for children, in my opinion, is that they should be brought to self-determination. Creating is beautiful, simply beautiful; it makes you feel alive. After love, it’s the second-best feeling."

Valerie does not want to go to bed. She would rather swing some more, and every time she swings back and forth, she is already in the middle of an adventure: whether in Turbanland, at sea, or in the circus.