Christine Merz

Christine Merz (died in October 2015) was a trained educator and social pedagogue. She initially worked as a freelance journalist for educational journals, later leading a children’s theatre group for which she wrote her own plays. She was the long-standing editor-in-chief of the professional magazine kindergarten heute and wrote stories for children for more than 20 years. Her publications include the Was Kinder bewegt series and books about Lea Wirbelwind; her works were translated into several languages.