Lena Hach Cleo, Chaos, and Confetti Lena Hach’s distinctive tone, somewhere between humour and depth “Hi, I’m Cleo. And this mindfulness journal here? Let’s just say: it wasn’t my idea. Actually, I wanted to get rid of this thing straight away. But now I’m writing in it after all. And it turns out: there’s quite…
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Lupe Ruiz-Flores Paloma Joins the Circus A story of following your dreams and growing into new ones, of finding home in the people around you, and of creating something beautiful through hard work and perseverance. Twelve-year-old Paloma comes from “circus people”―a family of performers traveling around Texas with la carpa, a Mexican American tent show….
Katey Howes & Elizabet Vuković Take It Apart Breaking things down is a science. An art. / Need solutions? Need answers? Just . . . take it apart! This rhyming picture book joyfully celebrates the many benefits of breaking big things down into smaller pieces. From gathering spare parts for fixing things to learning math…
Katey Howes & Elizabet Vuković Be A Maker How many things can you make in a day? A tower, a friend, a change? Rhyme, repetition, and a few seemingly straightforward questions engage young readers in a discussion about the many things we make—and the ways we can make a difference in the world. This simple,…
Jörg Mühle Pretty Brave! Fear and courage are siblings – and Nini, Goldi and Klaus are best friends. They’re desperate to find out what it means to be brave. It certainly isn’t being afraid of something that isn’t dangerous at all! Being brave means breaking new ground and saying ‘No!’ every now and then. But…
Sabine Kranz Everyone’s Been Picked Up! All the children love the ritual at the end of the nursery day: they announce out loud who’s being picked up next. “Fritzi! You’re picked up!” It’s so exciting. Who’ll be next: Rosa, Jojo or Elif? And most of all: who’s coming to pick them up, and in what…
Julia Willmann & Jens Rassmus Summer at the Edge of the World On the outskirts of a seaside resort, where chic hotels line the seafront, ‘Beach Hotel Pia’ lies hidden behind a grove of pine trees. Its glory days are long gone, and this rainy summer it hasn’t had a single booking. Of the staff,…
Ulrich Fasshauer Behind the Fence is Daddyland Heinrich and Jonathan are friends and will soon even be brothers, as Jonathan’s mum and Heinrich’s dad are a couple and plan to move in together. When Jonathan’s mum has to have knee surgery during the holidays and Heinrich’s dad has to travel to Nigeria for work, Jonathan’s…
Nadia Budde All Eels The life of eels is crazy, and that’s exactly how it ends: with a wild party in the depths of the Sargasso Sea. Foam, chaos and mayhem! In the morning, little eels lie slumbering in their ‘baby seats’. The young eels don’t have much time to play; they have to make…
Jens Rassmus The Ram-Bam-Beast The Ram-Tam-Beast wanders through the world. Just like that? Just like that! A penguin watches in amazement: the Ram-Tam-Beast is big, hairy and blue. Very silly and very cheerful. It sings, grunts, quacks and barks. At night it sleeps beneath the starry sky. Just like that? Just like that! With the…
The German Children’s Book Prize was established to awaken and nurture a love of reading in children. The German Children’s Book Prize is one of the most generously endowed book prizes both nationally and internationally. What makes it special is that it is a prize awarded by children, for children: a jury of children selects…
Marie Miranda Cruz A Boy Called Hero Twelve-year-old Hero Del Rosario isn’t happy about staying with his grandfather in the Philippines while the rest of his family takes a trip back to the States. He’s always been the overlooked one, the one who gets left behind, the one who—despite his name—is nothing special. But when…
Katherine Speller The Beasts in Your Brain Understanding and Living with Anxiety and Depression It can be hard to find the words to describe the icky feelings that seem to come from nowhere and sap all your joy and energy. You can tell that your brain just isn’t pulling off the same tasks as others,…
Gavin Bishop Armchair Bear In this delightful picture book, a big soft bear tries to get his puff back by becoming as strong as a gorilla, until his niblings remind him what matters most for a bear Uncle Norman loves to rest on his squashy armchair. But when the young bears visit, he’s all out…
Finn-Ole Heinrich & Dita Zipfel & Tine Schulz Bosco Turnip and the Proof of Santa Claus Bosco’s older sister Rosa says: ‘There’s no such thing as Father Christmas.’ What?! Four-year-old Bosco refuses to believe that. Luckily, he’s a detective and, together with his cuddly assistant Ökkel, sets off in search of evidence. Because he already…
Melina Lebel Jessie and Julie Jessie and her dog Julie skip through life side by side. They sometimes have different tastes, but they complement each other in many ways. They’re always there for one another and stick together through thick and thin. A little story about a very big friendship. Edition Pastorplatz Picture Book Original…