Bummi


Bummi is the title of a German magazine for children in kindergarten age. The eponymous hero Bummi is an upright walking, yellow-furred teddy bear.
Bummi was first published on 15 February 1957 as a monthly in the GDR. From 1965 onwards, it was published biweekly and cost 0.25 Mark. It had a run of 736,300 copies in. The magazine was officially published and supported by the central organisation of the FDJ with the aimed at age group of children from 3 to 6 years. It was sold at kiosks and ordinary magazine stands. The eponymous title character was designed by Ingeborg Meyer-Rey. long-serving main contributing editor :de:Ursula Werner-Böhnke|Ursula Werner-Böhnke wrote the lyrics to the Bummi-Lied, to which the melody was composed by Hans Naumilkat. The lied became part of the educational system from 1969 onwards.
says thanks for a "Goldene Kindersonne".
At the beginning of the 1970s, the magazine introduced the "Goldene Kindersonne", which was an award, which the children could cut out of the magazine and give to a person of their choice. Children contacting the magazine to confer a "Goldene Kindersonne" award could obtain a standardised, but hand-signed thank-you letter from one of the famous contributing artists and authors.