Hercules, most famous hero of Greece and son of the mighty Zeus, is a growing threat to King Eurystheus. Therefore the King comes up with dangerous tasks, that are meant to defeat Hercules. The Oracle’s prophecy says that Hercules can only attain immortality after mastering all twelve labours. This is why the demigod fearlessly faces…
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The creative book with lots of girl power! For girls only! Cool challenges, exciting test, great DIY ideas, delicious recipes and much more – in this colourful book you can let off steam as much as you like. Fill the book with your thoughts, doodles and glue stuff into it, and find out more about…
This illustrated alphabet is an entertaining challenge for young readers: to identify the picture-word that doesn’t belong, they will have to determine which word corresponds to each picture, and discard those synonyms that don’t begin with the selected letter. At the end of the book they will find the solutions, as well as fun games…
When the tomcat Mr. K wakes up one morning, he feels that something is different. He is sure: he is—a dog! His fiancé, the shrew Mimosa, however, cannot tell the difference. Mr. K can neither bark, nor does he sit on command. Still, Mr. K is certain—he is a dog. And what more does he…
The little dandelion is surrounded by buzzing little insects and has a big dream. He would really like to be able to fly too and see the whole world. Mocked by the flowers, he still holds on to his dream. One by one, he asks the ladybird how he can learn to fly, then the…
On the edge of a small town, at the end of the very last street, there is a creepy house. No one knows anything about the resident. Mr. Pasternak is nothing more than a shadow behind tattered curtains. A little girl named Anabel lives just across the street. Of course, she would never dream of…
Love story between the worlds of light and shadow Half-angel Anna lives a sheltered life in a convent and even though she loves the 16-strong group of nuns and her martial arts teacher Master Li like a family of her own, she feels increasingly restricted by the monotonous daily routine. In addition, she struggles with…
Jacob is really cheesed off that Mum has moved to the country with him, just because she wants to live with her boyfriend Hannes. And yet they had a nice time together in their small apartment under the roof. Jacob is disgruntled as he roams through the fields. He feels left out and dwells on…
What is the Alpaca doing in the senior citizens‘ flat share? Mr. Rippel, one of the residents from the supervised senior citizens‘ flat in Mia‘s street, suddenly turns up with an alpaca in tow. Did he kidnap it? Or did it run to him? Carer Holger wants to get rid of the animal as quickly…
Don‘t be afraid of the school essay! Lola is nervous. She has to write a story for school, her very first school essay! How lucky she is to have a dad who is an author and can give her tips on writing. And so an evening conversation develops between Lola and her dad about everything…
Following their adventures in the city, town bear and his friends return to the forest. “This peace and quiet is blissful! And our caves are so comfortable!“, Bear, Fox and Badger sigh contentedly. But the beaver has plans of an entirely different kind. The city gave him crazy ideas: He plans to rebuild his lodge…
The little giraffe, the little elephant and the little zebra are best friends and they meetevery day in the Savannah.. One day they make a wonderful discovery: huge trees with the sweetes fruits grow on an island in the middle of the river. But it seems impossible to get hold of these fruits. Disappointed, they…
Deceptive wilderness—What lurks beneath the surface? 11-year-old Jorin dreams of an exciting life as an agent with undercover missions and surveillance assignments. But instead he is only bored in the allotment garden where he has gone into hiding with Agent Smuts. Things suddenly change when a mysterious video from the Arctic Circle emerges in which…
The girl on the book was me A middle grade novel about the power of language and literature When Lama’s mother leaves for Morocco to trace her roots, the eleven-year-old girl feels abandoned. Even more so because her best friend has also moved away. If that hadn’t been the case, the stupid thing wouldn’t have…
Did you ever kill a rabbit when you were young? Or did you study something that doesn’t interest you? There’s a second chance! Henning Wagenbreth turns back the time in Land in Reverse and you can do all those things again and better. In panels, full-page illustrations and with spot-on rhymes, the Berlin-based illustrator tests…
The world-famous fairytale by the Brothers Grimm has fascinated readers for centuries and has firmly rooted the image of the bad wolf and the innocennt human child in our heads.. This new, artistic interpretation by Katharina Naimer surprises and at the same time invites the reader the discover the complexity of the fairy tale in…
1 mountain, 3 children, 1 dog, animals … 4 seasons and a multitude of stories to be invented. by Irene Penazzi Maison Eliza | hc | 48 pp | 230 x 320 mm | 2021 | 3+ Rights sold: Italian (Terre di mezzo), Korean (JEI Corporation) All other rights available, except Simplified Chinese [original title:…
Lilo and old Hein make a bet: Whose little plant will grow better within four weeks? If anyone, it should be old Hein from the nursery who knows what plants need to grow big and strong. But his recipe is simple: The main thing is that they get enough sun and water. Lilo has a…
Like every day, perched on her tree house, a little girl observes the forest through her binoculars. But look! A new strange tree is towering above all the other trees. But is it really a tree? Intrigued, the girl sets off to take a closer look. by Florian Pigé & Morgane de Cadier A curious…
Living in a caravan isn‘t always easy … But when a family adopts this way of life, the caravan becomes a place of magic and memories—for one generation after another. Includes a caravan to cut out and build on the last page! by Lili la Baleine & Pog Maison Eliza | hc | 32 pp…
Friendship also works without many words Bunny has very special ears: They are beautiful, long and soft! But: he can‘t hear with them … He would love to build a hut in the forest with his friends. He had already enjoyed it so much in his dream. And they are all there: Fox, Squirrel, Hedgehog…
“Dad, there‘s a big cat in the meadow!“ The little girl is very excited. It‘s a nice day to walk and run around in the park. Unfortunately, Dad is more interested in his mobile phone than her and any big cats. “How nice! Then you have someone to play with“, he simply says, turning towards…
“What are you dreaming of?“ Johann Wolfgang is a hapless but hard working little dung beetle. After a tiring day of rolling dung, he finds himself in the realm of dreams, heading down the dream highway in search of his own adventure. ”Oh great balls of dung!“ The little dung beetle somehow lands into the…
Come and enter the Turnips‘ cave, where the Turnip family tries to kip, doze off, slide into beddybies every night. But before they can sleep, there are a hundred little things to be taken care of – and all of which are not supposed to be mixed up! So it’s kind of a crazy adventure…
For a child, a taxi is a magic vehicle. A four-wheeled witches’ broom. As you enter it, a taxi can take you anywhere you want to go. But what if its magic was even bigger? What if taxies could allure stories, fantastic and absurd stories, funny stories full of people and animals and giants and…
A scrumptious collection for anyone who loves good healthy food— and an occasional indulgence. Here are after-school snacks, breakfast on a stick, cakes, slices and dinners. Egg and Spoon is for children learning to cook independently and families to enjoy cooking together. Much of the food is naturally gluten-free or vegan. Alexandra Tylee is the…
FLUFF AND THE BURST OF COURAGE by Malene Walter has won this year’s LovelyBooks Readers’ Prize in the picture book category! Click on the image for more information.
“There are about a thousand things for Tractor to do in the city. At least a thousand.” What are you saying? The tractor is not supposed to come along? I can hardly understand why we will be moving from the countryside into the city, but okay, if you wish to do so … But I…
“You haven’t been here, peanut. You don’t know what that means: Forest. You know nothing, but I’m gonna show you everything.“ Imagine a forest. Without beginning, without end. Imagine lakes, rocks, valleys, gorges. Imagine the wildest animals. Imagine a sea of trees, a continent of wood and green. Imagine the maximum forest. And now imagine…
I am thrilled to announce that Heiko Hentschel’s THE HUNGRY GLASS is one of the books recommended by the Rattenfänger Literature Prize 2020 [Pied Piper Literature Prize]. This is prize is awarded once every two years and given to outstanding children’s/young adult books of particular expressiveness in both text and imagery. 2020 saw a total…
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The Day Saida Arrived by Susana Gomez Redondo, illustrated by Sonja Wimmer, translated into English by Lawrence Schimel is one of the finalists for the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award, which is awarded in January 2021. It is the only book among the 12 finalists that has been translated from another language. The annual Jane Addams…
A large family of fuzz leads a quiet life on a scratchy old wool blanket. The days go by uneventfully—and the fuzz family is quite happy about that. Only one tiny bit of lint gets bored and dreams of the big wide world. But the other family members are afraid of anything beyond the wool…
The old man liked to talk about the war and told us how it all began, how everyone was excited until we started losing. He was a soldier in the division “Das Reich”, served in the SS regiment “Der Führer”, which was almost completely worn down several times and was involved in numerous war crimes….
The Bukowskis fight their way through The Bukowski siblings have had a long summer at the lido. The days are getting shorter – but no less exciting! For Alf, the narrator, who finally takes up boxing and still thinks about the beautiful Johanna. (So often that he drops his guard while boxing and that hurts!)…
Absolutely thrilled to announce that two book on my portfolio have won the German Children’s Literature Award 2020! Will Gmehling’s OUTDOOR POOL in the children’s fiction category and David Böhm’s A IS FOR ANTARCTICA in the non-fiction category! Congratulations! Here are the links to the…
When the new day finally dawns in the forest, the animals come together and meet in a pretty little library. They enjoy precious momoments around books, activities, and games. A beautiful and poetic book. by Seoha Lim Maison Eliza | hc | 32 pp | 245 x 175 mm | 2+ All rights available,…
Paula has always wanted to go to the moon. She‘s tried all sorts of schemes to get there, from trying to reach it on Dad‘s shoulders to building her own rocket and flying it with soap bubbles and kites. Paula still dreams of flying to the moon. Every night she thinks about how she will…
“Hurry up,“ says mum. “I‘ll be right there,“ says Peter. With a glance at her watch, the mother urges him to be quick. But Peter is detained by major sensations that demand his full attention: The beetle on the stairs, a thousand flying umbrellas in the summer air and the very friendly dog next door….
It is a stormy morning in November when her mother takes Emma to a big, chunky house. Above the entrance it says “School“ and inside the grey giants that sometimes assign really tricky puzzles keep watch. “You, hammer nose, this calculation is very easy. No witchcraft. So do try a bit harder!“ So Emma is…
Balthasar Bloodberg is a terrifying creature who rules the entire world! He lives in the vastest and deepest of all oceans, the almost infinite Pacific … well, in in all honesty Bobo, as he calls himself, is a leech and lives in an overgrown pool. To him this actually is his whole world, into which…
Aunt Agneta has come up with something very special for her favourite nephew Leo‘s birthday: They fly to the moon with spaceship Amelia and household robot Albert. There‘s even a fast lunar mobile on board. But it‘s not just eating and drinking that prove to be a real challenge in space—what do you do if…
True or a Lie? Can you pick rain drops from trees? Are cowboys riding on flowers? Can snowmen survive the summer time? And is it toothpaste which comes out of the blue and white tube – or is it a greedy caterpillar? Illustrator and writer Carolin Löbbert has created a special book with riddles for…
Rabbit, mouse and bear have discovered a delicious apple high up in the tree. Everyone wants to have the apple for themselves. Rabbit can do high jumps, but unfortunately he ends up in the wrong place. Mouse is clever and builds a tower. She is about to reach the apple when the bear‘s paw grabs…
Antje Damm‘s picture book comes along as a soft-footed and comprehensible book dedicated to the subject of dying, death and mourning. A fox comes into the forest. He‘s carrying a large box filled with cans of tomato soup, because he‘s toothless and old. The rabbits, initally scared of him, soon understand and thus animals who…
For Ida, every single day is like no other. If she wants to find out if earthworms have a bum, then that would be an explorer-day, for example. On a decision-making-day Ida will ponder the question of who she likes the most. On illness-day, Bunny receives an injection and he has a birthday, too, of…
Susanne Straßer’s Fox Goes for a Ride is one of the White Ravens 2020! “Thanks to its onomatopoeic text, which lends itself to reading-aloud, and the principle of repetition and variation, “Fuchs fährt Auto” is a picture book that will surely delight little listeners.” https://whiteravens.ijb.de/book/168
Gallina is only colourful chicken among all the white laying hens. But instead of being a good hen and laying her eggs, Gallina asks un-comfortable questions like: What is the world beyond the walls of the stable like? Although the others are convinced that there is nothing outside of the chicken farm, Gallina will not…
David Böhm‘s A IS FOR ANTARCTICA has won the the Magnesia Litera Book Award 2020 – the most prestigious Czech book prize! Rights sold: Chinese (simpl.), Korean, Russian, Slovak. https://youtu.be/QWWlzkgofX8 https://www.magnesia-litera.cz
Nature, Humans and the Future of Our Planet We have reshaped our planet in such a way that we have almost brought it to its knees. How could it come to this? Why do we destroy what keeps us alive? And what is left to do about it now? The authors jump right into the…
Zebras have stripes. All zebras have stripes. Zebras are beautiful. All day long they take pictures of each other. The zebras. Because they find themselves so beautiful. Their stripes in particular. And they show the photographs around. “Just look at those wondful stripes! My wonderful stripes!“, they say. And they really find themselves beautiful. Only…
Esteisi has to face the ridicule of her sisters and the mean girls in class. The author is carried away by the overflowing imagination of Esteisi, a six-year-old girl who, with her fantastic ideas and the support of her faithful friend Pimiento, a talking pony, pushes the idiom “drastic times call for drastic measures” to…
An irresistible duo: An old-school gentleman and a smart dachshund following in the footsteps of Sherlock Holmes and Watshon. Tricky cases for little detectives who like to use their own minds and take part in guessing. The Jewellery Heist (vol. 1) It is questionable whether life as a detective could be dangerous. Mr. Jaromir, endowed with…
Vol. 1: PanPan and the Cuddly Blanket PanPan has had his dinner and it‘s time to go to bed. But he cannot find his cuddly blanket. And he is unable to sleep without it. Vol. 2: PanPan and the Cookie Jar PanPan would love to eat a biscuit. But he cannot reach the cookie jar…
Monster hunt above the rooftops of Ravenbrück – dark, exciting and action packed! Moritz’s worst nightmare comes true when his sister Konstanze is abducted by a ghastly monster in the middle of the night. When the monster returns to Ravenbrück to carry off more girls, Moritz follows the monster hard on its heels. But he…
Antje Damn’s Every Day is Ida-Day is one of the most beautiful German Books 2020, awarded by Stiftung Buchkunst [Foundation for Book Art]! A remarkable mix between a comic and a search-and-find-book in which protagonist Ida draws the reader in by describing her days chronologically throughout the year (birthday, sick day, school day, Easter day,…
Helge is horrified: A flying robot suddenly turns up wherever danger threatens and steals the show from him and Super Pug. Three heroes in one city are clearly too many! Helge and Super Pug urgently need a new, bombastic heroic adventure to outdo the robo hero. And that comes up faster than expected when Eel…
A deceptive paradise—who can you trust? Ever since 11-year-old Jorin ran away from his foster family, he has struggled along. But then his life suddenly changes: A mysterious agent turns up and tries to win him over for an undercover mission. The billionaire Borax Dosch enrols Jorin in the Mimesis Project, a school for disadvantaged…
When Alice Littlebird, a girl from the people of the Cree, is separated from her family and taken to the Black Lake Residential School, she loses everything. The nuns take away her clothes and shave off her hair. She is not allowed to speak her language and is forced to pray to a God she…
An elephant escapes from the circus and doesn’t want anyone to see him. But where should he hide? In a washing machine, under a gentleman’s hat, in a matchbox … Anything will work, as long as he is not discovered. by Estela Antín Takatuka | board |20 pp | 150 x 150 pp |…
At night, everyone stops what they’re doing and the silence becomes omnipresent. The pirate, the dog, and the girl with the basket; they’re all asleep, except the owl, who stays watch. Estela Antín was born in Buenos Aires 45 years ago. At 22, she came to live in Spain to work as a publicity writer….
It’s bath time, a daily routine that can become a real adventure when we put our imagination into it. If the packaging of the soap reminds us of a UFO, the sponge transports us to the car wash tunnel and the foam of the shampoo looks a lot like an iceberg. Is there anything better…