Yvonne Hergane & Christiane Pieper All Gone Ten wild children and a game that everyone loves: hide and seek! On each colourful page, one more child disappears. In the hay, in the boat, in the flowerbed. In catchy rhymes that children will soon be reciting along with the book, Yvonne Hergane counts forwards and backwards,…
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Jörg Bernardy & Katja Spitzer The World’s Longest Picnic Three snails – Otto, Anna and Izzy – are planning a picnic. At a snail’s pace, they pack a thousand delicacies into their baskets and set off. Six months have passed: the three are still on the road, their stomachs growling loudly. But they will only…
Burying Grandma by Birgit Schössow & Leon Hertz and the Thing About Sadness by Volker Surmann have both been shortlisted for the Protestant Book Prize 2025! Click on the covers for more information: The Jury on Burying Grandma: “Three siblings, lots of dying and a spectacular happy ending. First off: there is a lot…
Kathrin Schrocke Freak City Welcome to the world of silence When Mika meets Lea, his life is turned upside down. She is direct, lively – and beautiful. But Lea has been deaf since birth and lives in a world that Mika finds difficult to access. Does their love stand a chance? Kathrin Schrocke’s award-winning and…
Joy Cowley & Gavin Bishop Twigs and Stones A funny, warm and wise picture book by world-renowned Joy Cowley and Gavin Bishop that captures the essence of friendship and nudges us to notice the power of the words we choose. Snake and Lizard live together in a hole under a rock. They are such good…
Deniz Jaspersen, Rasmus Engler & Mareike Engelke That’s How You Sleep, Little Wombat Wombats can do almost anything – they are masters at climbing, swimming, crawling, burrowing and building dens! And little wombats love to do all of these things at the same time. There’s just one thing they don’t like so much: sleeping ……
Michael Heinze & Katrin Stangl Muscle In! Wild Games for Children Children love to romp and tussle! A book full of opportunities to get to know and accept your own limits and those of others through games. Training dexterity, measuring strength or winning together – all this is best done through play. Games for outdoors…
Laura Purdie Salas & Violeta Dabija A Rock Can Be … A rock is a rock, part of cliff, road or sea. But now can you guess what else it can be? A rock can be a…dinosaur bone, stepping-stone, hopscotch marker, fire sparker. Find out about the many roles a rock can play in this…
Lena Hach & Julia Dürr Tomke Digs Digging – what else! Tomke is in the garden. Tomke is digging. The hole gets bigger and deeper. ‘It’s already a real pit!’ exclaims Mum. ‘You must be looking for pirate treasure!’ Tomke doesn’t answer. If you dig, you can’t answer. In her first picture book, bestselling author…
Laura Purdie Salas & Violeta Dabija Water Can Be … A leaf is a leaf, a bit of a tree. But just try to guess what else it can be! A leaf can be a…shade spiller, mouth filler, tree topper, rain stopper. Find out about the many roles leaves play in this poetic exploration of…
The 2024 White Ravens List includes three books from our portfolio: * Jörg Mühle’s Tomorrow I am the Boss! – Link to White Ravens Review * Jens Rassmus’ Rainy Day – Link to White Ravens Review * Kathrin Schrocke’s White Tears – Link to White Ravens Review [click on the covers for more information] …
For the tenth time, the German Academy for Children’s and Young Adult Literature, together with the Börsenblatt and the Frankfurt Book Fair, is awarding the ‘Serafina’ prize for young illustrators. “I Wish I Were a Tree”, written by Andrea Hensgen and illustrated by Hannah Brückner is one of the five nominees! This is what the…
Alexandra Helmig Off the Beat Always out of sync somehow Ina is fifteen and everything in her life seems to be out of sync: School is mediocre, she hates her body, her parents’ marriage is just a façade and her love life is a mess. When Ina falls in love with Phil, the boy from…
Lutz van Dijk & Renate Schlicht Jewish Lives – Reports from 4,000 years From Abraham’s time to the present day Lutz van Dijk takes young readers on a journey through 4000 years of Jewish history. Clearly structured, calmly narrated and packed with stories of special people looking for ways to lead a happy life in…
Uwe Becker & Ina Krabbe Sam Stripe in Search of the Apple Thief Great humour, lovable characters: a very special reading experience – now with colour illustrations! An apple thief is on the loose in Mrs Beehive’s allotment! Only the gnawed-off apple cores are left dangling from the branches. Sam Stripe is outraged! What is…