Maike Siebold & Franziska Detlefsen
Elf Magic in the Bottle Garden

Elves, wishes and a magical bottle garden
Five-year-old Tilda wants nothing more than to spend time with her parents – baking cookies, doing crafts, just being together. But Mummy and Daddy are too busy and Tilda feels alone.
One evening, she receives a mysterious package containing a sparkling bottle garden. No sooner has she fallen asleep than she finds herself in the middle of the elf forest in the bottle garden. The elves are celebrating the Night of Wishes, when they send their wishes to the stars – but the wish threads get tangled up!
With Tilda’s help, the gnomes learn to help each other to fulfil their heart’s desires. And when elf Fichtus comes to the human world with Tilda to bake cookies with her, the fulfilment of Tilda’s wish also seems within reach…
Südpol Verlag
Picture Book
Original title: Wichtelzauber im Flaschengarten
Age 3+
32 pp | € 16
hc | 220 x 310 mm
Publication: August 2025
Author: Maike Siebold
Illustrator: Franziska Detlefsen
All rights available
- Look inside
- Book trailer
- A heartwarming story about elves, wishes, friendship and solidarity
- A magical journey into an enchanting world of elves – with lovingly crafted illustrations
- Wishes come true when you share them – together, you can achieve a lot
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