Simak Büchel was born in Bonn in 1977 and studied German language and literature, philosophy and biology. Doctorate on colonial literature. He has been a freelance author since 2007, introducing children to the fascination of stories with his adventure readings and taking them, acting and reading, into the worlds of fantasy. His work has been…
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Simak Büchel & Larisa Lauber A Heart for Monsters – The Flying Dragon Grotto Light and airy adventure: of flying otters and floating islands Cloud traveller Bella needs help, because the floating islands and her parents’ cloud fortress are constantly being ravaged by swarms of monsters that seem to devastate everything for no reason. Ainu…
Andrea Lienesch & Sabine Sauter Henriette Piggyback – The Darned Witchy Search for the Fungus Muffle Kiss Henriette Piggyback – the cheerful little witch with a great inventive spirit Henriette Piggyback and Great Aunt Martha go on an expedition to the Miefenthal cave, because this is the only place where the fungus Muffel Kiss grows,…
Volker Surmann Leon Hertz and the Thing about Sadness Is this still normal, or already depri light? Leon Hertz is 13 3/4 years old and the third Leon in his class – pretty normal and unremarkable, in his opinion. But Rouven has noticed him, and not only that. He even helps Leon with his ethics…
Judith Kleinschmidt & Michael Mantel A Case for Trunk Dog There’s only one sniffer dog like this! Have you ever tried to teach a goldfish to play ball? Or cuddle a lizard? Exactly! So everything speaks in favour of a dog, says Theo. Whenever his father is on duty, Theo spends time with his neighbour…
Lisa Rammensee & Sandra Grimm Volana’s Madagascar Adventure Where will the little catta family find a home? The courageous female catta Volana takes matters into her own hands and sets off in search of a suitable place to raise her young. She roams Madagascar and gets to know many other animals and regions. But the…
Eilika Mühlenberg Luis’s Plan ‘I can do it all by myself’! Luis has something special planned for today. For the first time, he wants to go to the big scooter park at the other end of the city on his own. He draws a map of the city and bravely sets off. But then one…
Regina Wenig & Liliane Oser Farmer Irrfing and the Congo Beetle The children have to go on holiday— their parents are stressed out On Monday, the Congo beetle is ready for a holiday. His parents have to work, so they send him to Farmer Irrfing: get on the U5, rumble to the Beetle main station,…
Pascale Osterwalder Grigor & Tolya: The Cheese Sandwich A warm, sunny morning dawns in the Gnarled Forest, but Grigor couldn’t be in a worse mood. Tolya’s snoring has kept him awake half the night and, to make matters worse, the cheese has run out at breakfast. But Grigor really needs his cheese sandwich now. To…
Franz Suess In the Pockets of the Handsome Mr Day When handsome Mr Day gets tired, Mrs Night wakes up and it slowly gets dark everywhere. Mr Day quickly pockets various things that are left of him: a fish that didn’t find its way home, the last ray of sunshine that no longer warmed him…
Mele Brink & Melanie Gerber I’ll Do It! The Somewhat Different Daddy-Leon-Day Dad is ill! Who will look after Leon now? Everyone is busy, only Leon has time. So he has to look after himself and Dad too. Of course he does. And so today turns out to be a fun and exciting Daddy-Leon day…
Katrin Dageför & Anna Schindler Is That True? 42 Curious Claims and Answers Is there a magic cure that makes you immortal? Does an octopus really have three hearts? Does the rabbit lay Easter eggs? And can a snake swallow a whole crocodile? What is true and what is not? Children have lots of questions….
Rebecca Mönch Yuna and the Thing About Being Liked Important message wrapped up in a sugar-sweet package: Not everyone has to like you – be yourself! Yuna is still quite new to the human world. As a little dog, there are lots of exciting things to discover. But some things are not so easy to…
Will Gmehling & Anna Schilling Molly Blume It buzzes and it beeps and goes pling About parents, mobile phones and a daughter who takes action Molly is really annoyed, her parents are addicted! Addicted to their smartphones. They stare at the screen all the time, never really listen to Molly and even miss the leopard…
Wolf Erlbruch & Werner Holzwarth The Story of the Little Mole Who Knew it was None of His Business “What a nasty thing to do,” the little mole grumbled. “Who did this?” Here the little fans help the mole to find the culprit! The robust board book edition with sliding elements on all pages promotes…