Dirk Schmidt / Barbara Schmidt
Children have loved the little elephant ever since he hurt his trunk in Kamfu mir helfen? (Kink in the Conk). Now he has another problem: he can’t get rid of his hiccups. “Water’s the thing, I’ll have a drink. A trunk-full should do it, I think.”
And so he sets off for the nearest water hole. From afar he can see that lots of animals have gathered there: hippo, rhino, frog, giraffe, zebra, crocodile and monkey, a lion with a wild mane, guinea fowl, warthog and hyena. They all have a theory about how to get rid of hiccups: hold your breath, tell a joke, sing a song, count spots, do a headstand. Nothing works. But then the cheeky monkey has an idea.
Dirk Schmidt, born in 1980, studied communication design. He is married and has two daughters. He works as a freelance graphic designer and illustrator in Munich. Together with his mother, he invents picture book stories and illustrates them.
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Barbara Schmidt, born in 1952, studied education and spent many years caring for preschool children. She is married, has two sons and lives in Munich. With her son Dirk Schmidt, she invents picture book stories and writes the texts for them.
