Kao Kalia Yang & Seo Kim A Home on the Page Nou loves her family, and she likes the brown house where they live, surrounded by trees with sheltering branches. But the young Hmong American girl’s sense of safety and belonging is shattered after she wakes one day to find a hateful message spray-painted on…
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Claire Mabey & Jill Calder My Tiger A sweeping and original picture book about a girl who chooses not to be afraid When a fearful beast arrives in the township, Cass finds her courage and is rewarded with a wild and magical journey. The creature takes her on a thundering ride through a forested landscape,…
Leslie Niemöller & Liliane Oser Welcome to the Cucumber Squad There’s always something going on in shared flats; things are constantly changing, and it just goes on and on. Luckily, that’s the case with the ‘Cucumber Squad’ too! In this new volume, no one’s moving out just yet, but someone’s moving in. Even though there…
Maria Parrott-Ryan An Astonishing Circle The Discovery and Denial of the Circulatory System In 1628, physician William Harvey made a controversial claim: that blood circulated continuously through the body, pumping from the heart through the blood vessels into the tissues and returning to the heart. His research contradicted many anatomy “experts” who believed blood was…
Birge Tetzner & Karl Uhlenbrock Fred in Ancient Rome In the shadow of the Colosseum Off to Rome on the night train! As soon as they arrive, Fred and Grandad Alfred set off to follow in the footsteps of the ancient Romans. The tour begins at the Roman Forum. For centuries, the Roman Forum was…
Michael Roher On Foot This is Mr Mandelmus. Mr Mandelmus never walks. This is how Michael Roher introduces the protagonist of his new picture book. Mr Mandelmus is a portly and cheerful chap, but he never takes a single step more than he has to. A scooter, a car, a delivery service – these are…
Andrea Poßberg & Corinna Böckman The Green Pirates – Attack on the Giant Trees Excavators are rolling into Lime Street: the beautiful trees lining the avenue are set to be felled! The Green Pirates are horrified and, without a moment’s hesitation, climb the trees to stop the felling. But who wants these healthy trees cut…
Andrea Lienesch & Sabine Sauter Henriette Piggyback – Hocus Pocus Celium, What’s Going On At the Museum? When technology meets magic – Henriette Piggyback’s got what it takes! Young witch Henriette Piggyback had actually just wanted to spend an exciting day at the museum. But then her great-aunt Martha reads a mysterious inscription aloud there…
Gundi Herget & Mele Brink How the Huge, Nasty Monster Nightmare Found a Child Who Would Dream It to Its End The huge, nasty monster nightmare has one burning desire: it would love to know how it ends! But it never finds out. Because no child ever dreams it to the end. They all wake…
Andreas Thamm & Melina Lebel This Is Me! “More!” I shout, “more photos!” And I’m a bit annoyed because Mum’s putting her phone away again. But there aren’t any more photos yet – only in my head… A picture of a boy jumping over ramps on his BMX. One where he’s playing on the computer…
Ashley Granillo Choir Grrrl Thirteen-year-old Alondra was born into a musical family. Her dad, the former frontman of a famous alt-rock band, expects her and her sisters to follow in his footsteps. The girls have formed their own band, which will open for their dad during his comeback tour. Despite secretly liking quieter music, Alondra…
Florence Migga The Summer Scrap Book Ava, Becca, and Cat have always been inseparable. But the summer after eighth grade, they’re forced to spend two months apart. Outgoing Ava is dragged to London by her family. Anxious Becca is sent to summer camp. Quiet Cat is left at home. Phones aren’t allowed at Becca’s camp,…
Pablo Albo & Andrea Antinori Spaghetti Fun guaranteed! On a normal day like any other, the mother suggests making spaghetti to relieve the boredom. The father puts the pot of water on to boil and the older brother is tasked with finding the jar of spaghetti. To his surprise, it has disappeared and a note…
Chiara Delle Donne & Luciano Lozano A Boy Like Any Other In Ana’s room there was a trunk full of things to dress up with: hats, glasses, gloves, blouses, dresses, scarves, wands, necklaces, tiaras, furry ears, fabrics of different textures and colors… She dressed up all the time and everywhere, at home, at school or…
Camila Monasterio & Ignasi Blanch Mrs. Chatarra In Mrs. Chatarra’s world, nothing is thrown away: everything can be transformed. Lili’s favourite toy is an old, battered crocodile. One day, while playing in the park, an older boy snatches it from her, and the poor reptile ends up even more battered than before. At that moment,…
Ilona Einwohlt & Alexandra Junge Don’t Panic! Let’s Turn the School Upside Down Mika’s primary school is dilapidated: broken windows, dirty toilets, cordoned-off climbing frames – and now the school garden is to be sold too! But it’s the secret hideaway of Mika and her friends Ibo, Lilly and Milan. They have to prevent the…